Jamal is performing statistical analyses to determine whether the effects of the treatment in his experiment might actually have reflected chance; Kendra is performing an analysis to combine the results of a number of experiments to yield an overall conclusion. Jamal is performing a ________; Kendra, a _________.
A)meta-analysis; meta-analysis also
B)significance test; significant test as well
C)significance test; replication
D)significance test; meta-analysis

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Jamal is conducting a significance test to determine if the observed effects are statistically significant or due to chance, while Kendra is conducting a meta-analysis, which combines the results of multiple studies to draw a general conclusion.

Jamal Is Performing Statistical Analyses to Determine Whether the Effects