Which of the following is not true of the criterion?
A)The criterion is the probability that defines samples as unlikely.
B)Samples that meet the criterion occur more than 5% of the time.
C)Behavioral researchers usually use 0.05 as their criterion probability.
D)Sample means that occur with a probability less than that of the criterion probability are likely to represent some other population.

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The criterion is the probability level at which we decide to reject the null hypothesis. Usually, behavioral researchers use a criterion of 0.05 or 0.01, meaning that they consider a result statistically significant if the probability of obtaining that result by chance is less than or equal to 5% or 1%. Therefore, samples that meet the criterion occur less than 5% of the time.

Which of the Following Is Not True of the Criterion