Here is a letter to a research team from a peer-reviewed journal to which the team has submitted a research report. Choose response a or b, and explain your answer.

Dear Research Team:

In view of the results of your study, with a t of 1.54 and p > .1, we

a) … are delighted to announce that your submission has been accepted for publication.

b) … regret to inform you that the level of statistical significance of the results does not meet the standards of our journal. You might want to consider repeating the study with a larger sample.