The designated level (typically set at 0.05) to which the p-value is compared to, in order to decide whether the alternative hypothesis is accepted or not is called a
A) statistically significant result.
B) test statistic.
C) significance level.
D) none of the above.

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The significance level, often denoted as alpha (α), is the threshold used to determine whether a p-value indicates a statistically significant result. If the p-value is less than or equal to the significance level, the null hypothesis is rejected in favor of the alternative hypothesis.

The Designated Level (Typically Set at 0