Jamal is performing statistical analyses to determine whether the effects of the treatment in his experiment might actually have reflected chance, and Kendra is performing an analysis to combine the results of a number of experiments to yield an overall conclusion.Jamal is performing a ; Kendra is performing a .
A)replication; meta-analysis
B)significance test; replication
C)significance test; meta-analysis
D)meta-analysis; significance test

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Jamal is performing a significance test to determine whether the effects observed in his experiment are statistically significant or could be due to chance. Kendra is performing a meta-analysis to combine the results of multiple studies to draw a more robust conclusion. Thus, option C (significance test; meta-analysis) is the correct choice.

Jamal Is Performing Statistical Analyses to Determine Whether the Effects