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An experimenter conducts an experiment on the effects of a drug to control hallucinations. he declares the results to be "statistically significant" which usually means that _________________.

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Answer: the differences between experimental and control groups occur only by chance.

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In an experiment, the result is said to be statistically significant or to have statistical significance, if it is likely not caused by chance for a given statistical significance level. So, if an experimenter conducts an experiment on the effects of a drug to control hallucinations. he declares the results to be "statistically significant" which usually means that the differences between experimental and control groups occur only by chance

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