At the conclusion of a study a researcher was able to claim that a finding was statistically significant. What did this mean for anyone who read their report?

a. The research finding was probably not attributable to chance alone and thus reflected a real relationship
b. The relationship in question is definitely a causal relationship
c. There was no effect as a result of the independent variable
d. The research finding is as likely to be caused by the independent variable as not caused by the independent variable but should be reported so that others will know this


Ans: a

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