Statistical significance means that:
A) results are meaningful.
B) results are important.
C) results are unlikely to be due to chance.
D) results are typical.

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Statistical significance means that the results of a study or experiment are unlikely to have occurred by chance. It does not necessarily mean that the results are meaningful or important, only that they are statistically significant. Option A and B are incorrect because meaningfulness or importance cannot be determined solely by statistical significance, and option D is incorrect because statistical significance does not refer to typicalness.

Statistical Significance Means That