Using statistics, Dr. Hazlett determined that the result of her experiment was statistically significant. Dr. Hazlett then concluded that the:
A) results of the experiment were not likely to have occurred by chance.
B) results of the experiment have practical importance in everyday life.
C) hypothesis for the experiment was not supported.
D) correlation coefficient was zero.

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When an experiment yields statistically significant results, it means that the results were not likely to have occurred by chance. This allows researchers to reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is a genuine effect present in the data.

Using Statistics, Dr