Total Quality Management

171. Two factors are said to interact when

  1. the simple main effects of one factor are not homogeneous across all levels of the other.
  2. the simple main effects of one factor are homogeneous across the levels of the other.
  3. there are neither main effects nor simple main effects.
  4. there are no main effects.
Correct answer: (A)
the simple main effects of one factor are not homogeneous across all levels of the other.

172. How many dependent variables does a two-way ANOVA have?

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four
Correct answer: (A)
One

173. A simple experimental design with two levels of an independent variable cannot

  1. detect a curvilinear relationship between variables.
  2. detect a monotonic relationship.
  3. reveal a positive relationship.
  4. show a negative relationship outcome.
Correct answer: (A)
detect a curvilinear relationship between variables.

174. If a researcher planned to have 20 participants in each condition of a 2 x 3 independent groups factorial design, how many participants would be needed for this experiment?

  1. 40
  2. 60
  3. 80
  4. 120
Correct answer: (D)
120

175. What are the factors in a factorial design?

  1. the independent variables
  2. the dependent variables
  3. the organismic variables
  4. the experimental variables
Correct answer: (A)
the independent variables

176. In a factorial design, a main effect is the ______________.

  1. the combined effect of the independent variables on the dependent variable
  2. interaction effect of the independent variables and their effect on the dependent
  3. the effect of each independent variable on the dependent variable
  4. interaction of the independent variables
Correct answer: (C)
the effect of each independent variable on the dependent variable

177. During experimental design, a variable is defined as:

  1. Treatment
  2. Factor
  3. Variance
  4. None of these
Correct answer: (B)
Factor

178. A researcher conducted a 2 x 2 completely repeated measures factorial design and planned 15 participants in each condition. How many participants would be required to conduct this experiment?

  1. 15
  2. 30
  3. 45
  4. 60
Correct answer: (A)
15

179. For question 09 - 15, consider the model with the two factors, each at two levels:

  1. 40
  2. 20
  3. 10
  4. 5
Correct answer: (A)
40

180. In a 3 x 3 factorial design, how many conditions are there in the experiment?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 6
  4. 9
Correct answer: (D)
9
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