Which of the following statements most accurately describes what assertion is being made when you declare the results of an experiment to be statistically significant?
A) you are certain that the independent variable had a large effect
B) your results have social or theoretical importance
C) you are confident that the null hypothesis is true
D) you expect that if the experiment was repeated, you would get a similar pattern of results

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Statistical significance indicates that the observed results are unlikely to have occurred by chance, suggesting that if the experiment were repeated, similar results would likely be obtained.

Which of the Following Statements Most Accurately Describes What Assertion