What does it mean that the relationship between a predictor and a criterion is significant at the .05 level?
A)If we conducted our study in the same manner 100 times, in 95 of these we would find a similar relation between our predictor and criterion.
B)If we conducted our study in the same manner 100 times, in 5 of these we would find a similar relation between our predictor and criterion.
C)If we conducted our study in the same manner 100 times, in 100 of these we would find a similar relation between our predictor and criterion.
D)There is an inverse relationship between the predictor and criterion and that relationship is very strong.

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A significance level of .05 means there's a 95% chance of observing a similar relationship in repeated studies, not a 5% chance. It indicates confidence in the relationship's consistency, not its rarity or strength.

What Does It Mean That the Relationship Between a Predictor