The Researcher Should

Multiple Choice

The researcher should

A) reject the null hypothesis of no difference between the experimental and control groups because the probability is so small;thus,the independent variable had a reliable effect on the dependent variable.
B) accept the null hypothesis of no difference between the experimental and control groups because the probability is so small;thus,the independent variable had no effect.
C) neither accept nor reject the null hypothesis of no difference because the probability value of .025 is significantly different than .05.
D) reduce the alpha level of significance to .025 to form a definite conclusion.