It is most appropriate to report effect size with a significant result.Why is it generally inappropriate to report effect size with nonsignificant results?
A) Because insignificant results will always have an effect size equal to 0.
B) Because insignificant results indicate that an effect size is also not significant.
C) Because it makes little sense to report the size of an effect that you just concluded doesn't exist.
D) Because the probability of the size of an effect varies depending on the significance of the effect size measure.

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Reporting effect size with a nonsignificant result implies that there is a meaningful effect size, even though the analysis did not detect it as significant. However, a nonsignificant result suggests that there is no significant effect to report the size of. Therefore, it makes little sense to report the size of an effect that is not detected in the analysis.

It Is Most Appropriate to Report Effect Size with a Significant