In social science research, the value of p that is suggested as a guide for determining if statistical significance has been achieved with a set of data that is ______.

A. less than .05 (i.e., p < .05)
B. more than .05 (i.e., p > .05)
C. less than .10 (i.e., p < .10)
D. more than .10 (i.e., p > .10)


Ans: A

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