ABSTRACT
This chapter examines how the results of t tests are reported in various widely used forms such as a table or statement using various phrases and wordings. It provides the distinction between statistically significant and practical significance. Statistically significant is synonymous with rejecting the null hypothesis. The sentence indicates that the difference is statistically significant because rejecting the null hypothesis is the same as declaring statistical significance. When researchers use the word significant in reporting the results of significance tests, they should modify it with the adjective statistically. This is because a result may be statistically significant but not of any practical significance. For instance, suppose a researcher found a statistically significant difference of 2 points in favor of a computer-assisted approach over a traditional lecture/textbook approach. The chapter considers how researchers report the results of a t test when the difference between means is not statistically significant.
