A researcher finds that men make more errors on a memory task than do women. After conducting the appropriate statistical test on this difference, he finds a probability level of less than .05 . The researcher will probably conclude that
A. the difference represents a chance fluctuation.
B. the difference is statistically significant.
C. if he conducts the study again, there is a high probability that no difference would be found or that women would make more errors.
D. there is only a five in 100 chance that his finding represents a real difference between men and women.
B
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