If the level of measurement for the dependent variable was ordinal and a nonparametric statistical test resulted in retaining the null hypothesis, which conclusion is LEAST defensible?
A) There is no significant difference between the sample statistics.
B) A type II error has occurred.
C) The samples come from populations with the same mean.
D) The dependent variable is not normally distributed in the population.

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If the nonparametric test results in retaining the null hypothesis, it means that there is not enough evidence to reject it. This means that the least defensible conclusion would be that there is a normal distribution of the dependent variable in the population, as this assumption is not supported by the test. A, B, and C could all be valid conclusions based on the test results.

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