A nonsignificant difference is attributed to.
A)the effects of stratified sampling
B)an insufficiently low alpha value
C)sampling error
D)a standard error

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A nonsignificant difference between two groups or conditions is often attributed to chance variability, or sampling error. This means that the difference between the groups may not be statistically significant, but it could still be meaningful or important in other ways. The other answer choices (stratified sampling, alpha value, standard error) do not directly relate to whether or not a difference is significant.

A Nonsignificant Difference Is Attributed To