The presence of an interaction between the gender and age of participants in a study indicates that:
A)the results of the study are accurately interpreted.
B)age is a more important variable than gender.
C)the results for males cannot be generalized to females.
D)there is no relationship between age and gender.

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An interaction between gender and age means that the effect of one variable (e.g., age) on the study's outcomes depends on the level of the other variable (e.g., gender). This implies that the results observed for one gender at various ages may not hold true for the other gender, hence generalizations across genders may not be appropriate.

The Presence of an Interaction Between the Gender and Age