Asked by Ariana Centeno on Jul 21, 2024
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In a weight loss study you find that participants differ in amount of weight lost based on their gender.What type of effect is this?
A) interaction effect
B) factor effect
C) level effect
D) main effect
Weight Loss
The reduction of total body mass due to efforts such as diet, exercise, or surgery.
Type Of Effect
A specific impact or outcome resulting from a particular cause or intervention in studies or experiments.
- Understand and identify the main and interaction effects in factorial ANOVA.
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Priyanka ShindeJul 25, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
This is a main effect as it refers to the overall effect of one variable (gender) on the outcome variable (amount of weight lost) without considering any other variables.
Learning Objectives
- Understand and identify the main and interaction effects in factorial ANOVA.