After Deciding Upon a Likely Important Effect It Would Be

Question

After deciding upon a likely important effect it would be best to
A) Devise a sampling scheme that measures everything in the local environment to see the importance of the effect
B) Propose a null hypothesis, which should never be rejected to prove the lack of importance of the effect
C) Propose a null hypothesis, whose rejection would prove the importance of the effect
D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

Proposing a null hypothesis that, if rejected, demonstrates the importance of the effect is a fundamental approach in scientific research. This method allows researchers to statistically test for the presence of an effect and determine its significance.