If the null hypothesis is true:
A)The hypothesized relationship really exists.
B)The results are statistically significant.
C)The relationship found in our study data between the hypothesized variables can be attributed to sampling error.
D)All of these.

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If the null hypothesis is true, any relationship found between variables in our study data can be attributed to chance or sampling error, rather than a true relationship between the variables. Significance testing is used to help determine whether the null hypothesis should be rejected or not, but a lack of significance does not necessarily mean the hypothesized relationship is true.

If the Null Hypothesis Is True