Information about the magnitude or importance of results typically takes the form of which of the following?
A) Significance levels
B) Effect size estimates
C) Correlation coefficients
D) Confidence intervals
B
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It is imperative to compute effect sizes as a means of illustrating magnitude of importance of results. Confidence intervals (CIs) communicate information about how precise (or imprecise) the study results are. Statistical significance indicates that the results are unlikely to be due to chance. Correlation coefficients pertain to the intensity and direction of relationships between variables.
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