Which outcome indicates a test result is statistically significant in the provided examples?

• A. A green check mark
• B. A red exclamation point
• C. The blue star (asterisk) next to the result
• D. A highlighted bold label 'significant'

Answer: (C)

Markers for significance are used to signal when a result is unlikely to be due to chance. The blue star beside the result is a common indicator that the p-value meets a predefined significance level (often p < 0.05), meaning the observed effect is statistically significant. This makes the star the best cue among the options for signaling significance in the provided examples. A green check mark typically means correctness or completion rather than significance. A red exclamation point usually flags a warning or error rather than a statistically significant finding. A bold label saying 'significant' is not a standard, automatic marker in most results, so it isn’t the usual indicator you’d rely on. In many reports, multiple stars denote stronger significance (e.g., p < 0.01, p < 0.001), but the key idea is that the star signals that the result passes the significance threshold.