When the results of an experiment are nonsignificant, the proper conclusion(s) is (are) _________.
A) the experiment fails to show a real effect for the independent variable
B) chance alone is at work
C) accept H 0
D) accept H 1
E) the independent variable has no effect

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A nonsignificant result means that the experiment did not provide enough evidence to reject the null hypothesis, suggesting that the experiment fails to show a real effect for the independent variable. However, it does not prove that the independent variable has no effect or that chance alone is at work.

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