You predict that a salesclerk at the mall will take longer to help a potential customer that is dressed in sloppy clothes vs a potential customer dressed in business attire. After running the study you find support for your hypothesis with the obtained value exceeding the critical value at the p < .05 level. Why wouldn't you want to say that you proved your hypothesis correct? What other sources might be a better explanation for your findings?

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You predict that a salesclerk at the mall will take longer to help a potential customer that is dressed in sloppy clothes vs a potential customer dressed in business attire. After running the study you find support for your hypothesis with the obtained value exceeding the critical value at the p < .05 level. Why wouldn't you want to say that you proved your hypothesis correct? What other sources might be a better explanation for your findings? 

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