If the results of a study were summarized in a research article as z= -3.08, p< .05, then
you would know that the _____ .
a. results were not statistically significant at the .05 level
b. null hypothesis was not accepted at the .95 level
c. alternative hypothesis was rejected at the .05 level
d. null hypothesis was rejected at the .05 level
Information; p 167, E, 2
D
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