A result that is not "statistically significant" means that
A)the null hypothesis is definitely false.
B)the null hypothesis is definitely true.
C)we should conclude that the independent variable had no effect whatsoever.
D)without more information,we should be cautious about concluding that the independent variable had more than a trivial effect.

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A result that is not statistically significant means that we cannot reject the null hypothesis, but it does not necessarily mean that the null hypothesis is definitely true. We should be cautious about concluding that the independent variable had more than a trivial effect without more information.

A Result That Is Not "Statistically Significant" Means That