If a researcher sets the alpha at .05 and obtains a p value of .06,this means that a null hypothesis would
A)fail to be rejected.
B)be slightly higher than alpha.
C)be very close to the alpha level.
D)be accepted as different.

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The alpha level (.05) represents the accepted level of risk of rejecting a null hypothesis when it is actually true. If the obtained p-value is greater than the alpha level (in this case, .06 > .05), then we would fail to reject the null hypothesis.

If a Researcher Sets the Alpha at