A hypothesis test is conducted after an experiment to:
A) determine whether the two groups in the study are exactly the same.
B) determine how well the two groups are correlated.
C) see if the groups are significantly different, as opposed to being different due to chance.
D) summarize the distribution using a single score.

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A hypothesis test is used to determine if the difference in results between two groups is significant or if it could have occurred by chance. Therefore, choice C is the correct answer. The other options are not the purpose of a hypothesis test.

A Hypothesis Test Is Conducted After an Experiment To