Which of the Following Reasons Best Explains the Value of Effect

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reasons best explains the value of effect sizes?

A) Significant effects always have large effects
B) Significant effects don't always have large effects. In fact, they can have very small effects
C) Large effects tend to be significant
D) Effect sizes communicate something different than significance testing. They inform the researcher or scientist whether or not the findings can generalize to the population or not.