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The "observed power" trap after a null result

Your test comes back non-significant. A reviewer asks you to compute the study's power "using the effect size you actually observed" to show whether the null result is trustworthy.

Explain why post-hoc (observed) power is a statistical dead end, and what you should report instead.

Your answer

This one is open-ended. Work it through, then check your reasoning against the full solution.

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