With one degree of freedom, a significant t ratio will occur
A) 1% of the time
B) 99% of the time
C) 68% of the time
D) none of these, since degrees of freedom reflect sample sizes not frequency

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The t ratio's significance is not determined by a fixed percentage of time but by the comparison of the calculated t value to a critical value from the t distribution, which varies with degrees of freedom (reflecting sample size minus one) and the chosen level of significance (e.g., 0.05 or 0.01).

With One Degree of Freedom, a Significant T Ratio Will