A researcher reports the following result for a one-sample z test at a .05 level of significance: z = 1.88,p = .06 (d = .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 (.06) is not less than the alpha level of .05, so we fail to reject the null hypothesis. The effect size (d = .25) being small or large is not relevant to the decision in a one-sample z test.

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