Indicating that a given result is "statistically significant" means:
A)we have obtained an important finding.
B)the null hypothesis was rejected.
C)the findings support our theory.
D)both type I and type II errors were avoided.

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Statistical significance typically means that the null hypothesis (often a hypothesis of no effect or no difference) was rejected, indicating that the observed effect is unlikely to have occurred by chance alone, given a pre-specified significance level (e.g., p < 0.05).

Indicating That a Given Result Is "Statistically Significant" Means