In reporting a statistical analysis, a researcher writes "p

Question

In reporting a statistical analysis, a researcher writes "p < .01". By definition this implies that ______.
A) the null hypothesis was not rejected
B) p < .05
C) the statistic was in the region of non-rejection
D) the research hypothesis was proven to be true

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When a researcher reports "p < .01", it implies that the probability of observing the data, or something more extreme, if the null hypothesis were true, is less than 1%. Since this value is less than .05, it also implies that p < .05, which is a common threshold for statistical significance.

In Reporting a Statistical Analysis, a Researcher Writes "P