Francesca is at a casino watching a game involving dice.She determines that one of the dice is loaded,causing it to turn up "3" more often than would be expected by chance.To know for certain if this was true,Francesca would have to conduct a study to determine if her findings have statistical ____.
A) significance
B) power
C) validity
D) generalizability

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Statistical significance is the level of probability one is willing to accept to reject the null hypothesis. It determines whether an observed effect is real or just a chance occurrence. In this scenario, Francesca needs to conduct a study to determine if her findings have statistical significance, i.e., if the loaded dice's outcome is not due to random chance alone. Therefore, option A is the correct answer. Options B, C, and D, i.e., power, validity, and generalizability, do not fit the given scenario.

Francesca Is at a Casino Watching a Game Involving Dice