If the results of an experiment could have occurred by chance only five or fewer times in 100 possible outcomes, they are considered
A) statistically significant.
B) to have an interaction between the dependent variables.
C) theoretically meaningful.
D) null because of their low level of reliability.

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Statistical significance is often determined by a p-value of less than 0.05, meaning there is less than a 5% probability that the observed results occurred by chance. This aligns with the description of outcomes occurring five or fewer times in 100 possible outcomes.

If the Results of an Experiment Could Have Occurred by Chance