A result that is significant at the .05 level indicates that:
A) the result was obtained purely by chance and is not real.
B) the probability that the result is due to real differences between groups is .05.
C) there is a positive relationship between variables.
D) the probability that the result occurred by chance is low, and therefore the result is probably real.

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A result that is significant at the .05 level means that the probability of the result occurring by chance is low (less than 5%), so it is likely that the result is real and not due to chance.

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