Formulate Conclusions

(k) Under the assumption that infants choose equally between the two toys, are the researchers' results (or something more extreme) unusual or reasonably likely to have occurred by random chance alone? Explain, citing the p-value that you approximated in the applet. (Are you considering the p-value a large or small probability?)

 

(l) So if you were publishing these results in a research article, would you say the data provide convincing evidence that infants evaluate the behavior of others? Or, do you think it is more reasonable to say that infants have no preference and the study result was just a random fluke? Explain your reasoning.

 

(m) Are you willing to generalize this conclusion to a larger population as well (e.g., all infants)? What population do you think these infants are representative of with respect to this research conjecture? (Hint: This question is a bit of a judgement call.)

 

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