Which of the Designs Below Would Be Best Suited to ANCOVA

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the designs below would be best suited to ANCOVA?

• A)Participants were randomly allocated to one of two stress management therapy groups, or a waiting list control group.The researcher was interested in the relationship between the therapist's ratings of improvement and stress levels over a 3-month treatment period.
• B)Participants were allocated to one of two stress management therapy groups, or a waiting list control group based on their baseline levels of stress.The researcher was interested in investigating whether stress after the therapy was successful partialling out their baseline anxiety.
• C)Participants were randomly allocated to one of two stress management therapy groups, or a waiting list control group.Their baseline levels of stress were measured before treatment, and again after 3 months of weekly therapy sessions.
• D)Participants were randomly allocated to one of two stress management therapy groups, or a waiting list control group.Their levels of stress were measured and compared after 3 months of weekly therapy sessions.

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