Why does the American Psychological Association encourage the addition of effect size when reporting research findings?
a) Statistical significance tests do not indicate the magnitude of the experimental effect
b) Statistical significance tests are not valid measures of the experimental effect.
c) To prevent the chance of making a Type I error.
d) To prevent the chance of making a Type II error.
A
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a. True b. False
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