Nonsignificant findings are interpreted to mean the:
a. differences between the groups are of little importance clinically.
b. groups are not statistically different.
c. study did not detect any differences between groups.
d. study results approached significance, but were not mathematically supported.
ANS: C
Nonsignificant results do not mean no relationships exist among the variables; they indicate the study failed to find any. Nonsignificant results provide no evidence of either the truth or the falsity of the hypothesis.
Nonsignificant results do not mean no relationships exist among the variables; they indicate the study failed to find any.
The findings in any study are never absolute. Nonsignificant results do not mean no relationships exist among the variables; they indicate the study failed to find any.
This cannot be said without further information. Nonsignificant results do not mean no relationships exist among the variables; they indicate the study failed to find any.
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