A researcher reports the following result for a one-sample z test at a .05 level of significance: z = 1.88,p = .06 (d = 0.25).Is this result significant?
A) Yes, the decision is to reject the null hypothesis.
B) Yes, because the effect size is large hypothesis.
C) No, the decision is to retain the null hypothesis.
D) No, because the effect size is small hypothesis.

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The p-value is greater than the level of significance of .05, therefore we fail to reject the null hypothesis. Additionally, the effect size (d = 0.25) is considered small, which does not provide much evidence for a significant difference.

A Researcher Reports the Following Result for a One-Sample Z