If a researcher tested 1000 people and found that women received significantly higher scores on the verbal portion of the SAT than did men, this would mean that ____
a. among the sample that was tested, women's scores were definitely higher than men's (even if the difference is very small)—though there might not be a difference in the population at large
b. among the sample that was tested, women's scores were at least 5% higher than men's—though there might not be a difference in the population at large
c. in the population at large, women's scores are likely higher than men's (even if the difference is very small)
d. in the population at large, women's scores are likely higher than men's—by a score difference of at least 5%
C
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