Considering the true state of affairs, indicate whether the
researcher was correct or incorrect in the following interpretations of the
data:
a. The data analysis showed that the results were
statistically signifi cant ( p< .01).="" the="" researcher="" rejected="" the="" null="" hypothesis="" and="" accepted="" the="" alternative.="" (in="" reality,="" there="" is="" a="" genuine="" difference="" between="" the="" groups.)="">
b. The results were statistically signifi cant ( p< .001).="" the="" researcher="" rejected="" the="" null="" hypothesis="" and="" accepted="" the="" a="" lternative.="" (in="" reality,="" there="" is="" no="" difference.)="">
c. The results were not statistically signifi – cant. The
researcher retained the null hypothesis. (In reality, there is no difference
between the groups.)
d. The results were not statistically signifi – cant, and
the researcher failed to reject the null hypothesis. (In reality, there is a
difference between the groups.)
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