Participants Were Randomly Allocated to One of Two Stress Management

question 18

Multiple Choice

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. The researcher decided to run an ANCOVA on her data. What was the covariate?

• A)This is not an appropriate design for ANCOVA.
• B)Treatment group
• C)Baseline stress levels
• D)Time

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