According to Professor Zarkov's correlational data, there is a statistically significant relationship between the socioeconomic level of a family and how much time the parents spend talking to their children. To say that the results of this study are "statistically significant" means that:
A) there is a cause-and-effect relationship between the two variables.
B) the results are unlikely to have occurred by chance.
C) the finding has no mathematical validity.
D) the finding can be used to generate new theories.

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"Statistically significant" means that the results are unlikely to have occurred by chance. It does not indicate a cause-and-effect relationship, mathematical validity, or the ability to generate new theories.

According to Professor Zarkov's Correlational Data, There Is a Statistically