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In the statistical model on which the one way ANOVA is predicated, it is assumed that
Select one:
a. There is always some basis for pairing the scores in any two groups

b. In the population, there is homogeneity of variance across treatment groups

c. Participants under different conditions are tested by different experimenters
d. In the population, there is homogeneity of covariance or sphericity

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Read the following statements carefully. Mark the correct choice Statement 1: Replication is the
repetition of an experimental condition so that the variability associated with the phenomenon
can be estimated. Statement 2: Randomization is a way when there may be a factor that might
be impacting your process but, you are interested in neutralising that effect. Statement 3:
Blocking is the process of assigning the various levels of the investigated factors to the
experimental units in a random fashion.
Select one:
a. Statement 1 and 2 is correct
b. Only statement 2 is correct

c. Only statement 1 is correct

d. Statement 2 and 3 is correct

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Factors in a factorial design are the________.
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a. The organismic variables

b. The experimental variables

c. The dependent variables
d. The independent variables

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In ANOVA experimentation, we replicate the experiment for more than one times (1) To
randomize the noise factor (2) To reduce the impact of the variation in independent variable
Select the correct option
Select one:
a. Only 1

b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above

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In the analysis of variance (ANOVA), the measure is
Select one:

a. The dependent variable in the study

b. An extraneous variable that confounds the effects of the independent variable
c. The independent variable in the study
d. None of the above

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What statistical procedure is used to assess the statistical significance of the main effects and
the interaction(s) in a factorial design?
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a. T-test
b. Analysis of covariance

c. Analysis of variance
d. Correlation

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In an experimentation with four treatments and five replications, calculate the error degrees of
freedom
Select one:

a. 16
b. 19
c. 3
d. 4

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What would you use to determine whether significant differences were observed between all
levels of your independent variable? 1) F-statistic 2) Post-hoc test. Select the correct option
Select one:
a. Only 2
b. None of these

c. Only 1
d. 1 and 2 both

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A single-factor linear ANOVA model is represented as Yij=M+Ti+Eij. Where, M is overall mean,
Ti is ith treatment effect and Eij is experimental error Which one is the assumption of the model?
Select one:
a. All are the assumptions of the model
b. Ti is normally distributed
c. M is constant

d. Eij is normally distributed

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In ANOVA, we statistically compare
Select one:

a. Mean
b. Standard deviation
c. Variance
d. Ratio of means

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There are 30 students in each experimental condition in a 5x4 between-groups design, how
many participants would be needed in total?
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a. 600

b. 20
c. 400
d. 30

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The F value can increase if 1) Variability due to chance decreases 2) Variability due to treatment
increases Choose the correct option
Select one:

a. 1 and 2
b. Only 1
c. Only 2
d. None of the above

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Which of the following is true?
Select one:
a. Having more than one dependent variable allows the examination of interactions between
them.
b. There must be the same number of independent variables as there are dependent variables.
c. An experiment can only have one dependent variable.

d. An experiment can have more than one dependent variable.

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In an experimentation with four treatments and five replications, if the total sum square is 250
and error sum square is 45. Calculate the treatment mean square
Select one:

a. 68.33
b. 51.25
c. 12.81
d. 10.79

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How many dependent variables must you have for an ANOVA to be conducted
Select one:
a. 3 ordinal variables
b. 3 nominal variables
c. 3 continuous variables

d. Only 1 continuous variable

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Which one of the following statement is wrong in reference to one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT)
experimentation strategy?
Select one:

a. Vary factors together in a specific manner

b. OFAT can be more effective than fractional factorials under certain conditions
c. OFAT requires more runs for the same precision in effect estimation
d. Involving the testing of factors, or causes, one at a time

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In an experimentation with four treatments and five replications, if the total sum square is 250
and error sum square is 45. Calculate the treatment mean square
Select one:
a. 10.79
b. 12.81

c. 68.33
d. 51.25

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What must we include when reporting an ANOVA?
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a. Degrees of freedom

b. All of these
c. Means
d. Standard deviations

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One of the researchers from BITS conducted a 2x3x2 factorial design experiment for variables
A,B,C. This design will yield information about the _________
Select one:
a. The design has two independent variables at level A, three independent variables at level B,
and two independent variables at level c
b. The design has three independent variables, two levels of A, three levels of B, and two levels

of C.
c. The design has 12 independent variables
d. The design has two independent variables, three dependent variables, and two organismic
variables.

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of B, and two levels of C.

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In a factorial experiments
Select one:

a. all of the above

b. all possible combination of factor levels are tested
c. Cannot estimate interactions
d. Testing one factor at a time

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