Handout 12.2

1. Participants are randomly assigned to 6 levels of exercise. Participants' moods are then measured.

Is this an experiment? Why or why not?

Is this exercise study a factorial experiment? Why or why not?

2. Look at the table below.


A1 A2
B1 20 20
B2 30 30

a. Is there a main effect for A? Why or why not?

b. Is there a main effect for B? Why or why not?

c. Is there an interaction? Why or why not?

3. Consider the table below.


A1 A2
B1 20 30
B2 30 40

a. Is there a main effect for A? Why or why not?

b. Is there a main effect for B? Why or why not?

c. Is there an interaction? Why or why not?

4. Examine the table below.


A1 A2
B1 20 30
B2 30 20

a. Is there a main effect for A? Why or why not?

b. Is there a main effect for B? Why or why not?

c. Is there an interaction? Why or why not?

5. Make an ANOVA summary table for a between subjects design, having seven levels of exercise, five levels of meditation, and 700 participants.

Source SS df MS F
Exercise 600


Meditation 200


E X M interaction 48


Error 6650

Total

6.


Math Verbal
No Training 100 20
Training 100 80

What can we say about the effects of training for math relative to verbal ability?

Why might we distrust the observed interaction?

7.


Children Adult
Reward 20 30
Punishment 30 20

What can we conclude about the overall effectiveness of rewards as compared to punishments? Why?

What can we conclude about the effects of age? Why?


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