A researcher can use confidence intervals to do hypothesis testing. If the confidence interval does not include the mean of the null hypothesis distribution, then the result is significant. (True or False)

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If the confidence interval does not include the mean of the null hypothesis distribution, then the result is significant at the level of alpha used to construct the interval. However, it is important to note that statistical significance does not necessarily imply practical significance or importance.

A Researcher Can Use Confidence Intervals to Do Hypothesis Testing