What makes a research finding statistically significant?
a. The researcher can determine the significance of the correlation.
b. The probability is less than 5% that the results are due to random chance.
c. Having a sample size larger than 10 participants.
d. Having multiple studies replicate the same finding.
Answer: B
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a. does; does c. does not; does b. does; does not d. does not; does not
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