Which statement about statistical analysis in science is false?
A) Statistical methods are applied to data to definitively prove a hypothesis.
B) Statistical tests analyze variation and calculate the probability that observed differences in an experiment could be due to random variation.
C) Statistical tests can be used to evaluate both comparative and controlled experiments.
D) Scientists generally conclude that the differences they measure are significant if the statistical tests show that the probability of error is 5 percent or lower.
E) Statistical analyses often begin with stating the null hypothesis, which states that the data can be explained by random variation alone.
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