A researcher studies the effects of a nursing intervention on a desired patient outcome and discovers a statistically significant difference between groups receiving the intervention and those not receiving the intervention.The researcher concludes that the intervention is effective.This researcher has made a
A) generalization.
B) statistical inference.
C) type I error.
D) type II error.

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A statistical inference is made from the study findings obtained from a specific sample and applied to the target population.Generalizations are made when information gained from a specific instance is generalized to the general population.A type I error occurs when a researcher incorrectly states that something is significant when it is not.A type II error occurs when a researcher declares the null hypothesis to be true when it is not.

A Researcher Studies the Effects of a Nursing Intervention on a Desired