A statistically significant relationship between variables within a research sample may not be:
A) valuable to the social work practitioner.
B) surprising or previously unknown.
C) very strong.
D) all of the above

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A statistically significant relationship does not necessarily imply that the relationship is strong, valuable, or surprising. Statistical significance mainly indicates that the observed relationship is unlikely to have occurred by chance, but it does not speak to the practical significance, strength, or novelty of the relationship.

A Statistically Significant Relationship Between Variables Within a Research Sample