Like most sciences, psychology has accepted as a standard for statistical significance the odds of 5 out of 100 that an observed result is

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Jaycee Duke

13 February, 01:07

Like most sciences, psychology has accepted as a standard for statistical significance the odds of 5 out of 100 that an observed result is

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Viviana Bishop · Answer 1

Psychologists believe that 5 out of 100 tests that an observed result is not the norm and irregular due to chance. Therefore, the psychologist needs a certain number of samples to be certain that an outcome is not just due to chance and is indicative of the norm.