The critical region of a frequency distribution graph constitutes 5% of the sample mean. If a researcher’s sample mean falls within that 5%, we can infer that all of the following are true EXCEPT this:
a. The researcher found statistical significance
b. There is less than a 5% chance that the researcher made a Type II error
c. The researcher’s sample mean was truly different from the mean of that population
d. The researcher should reject the null hypothesis
Ans: B
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