A researcher is likely to obtain statistically significant results even when variables aren't related if
A) the researcher conducts too many statistical tests
B) there is restriction of range.
C) there is a nonlinear relationship among the variables
D) the researcher fails to collect enough observations.

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Conducting too many statistical tests increases the likelihood of obtaining a statistically significant result by chance, due to the problem of multiple comparisons.

A Researcher Is Likely to Obtain Statistically Significant Results Even