A Scatterplot and a Summary Table for the ANCOVA on the Data

question 8

Multiple Choice

A scatterplot and a summary table for the ANCOVA on the data relating to it are given below. What does the interaction term suggest?

Source: http:/ / www-personal.umich.edu/ ~kwelch/ 510/ 2008/ handouts/ spss_ancova.doc

• A) The effect is significant (p < .05) and the assumption of homogeneity of regression slopes has been violated.
• B) The effect is significant (p < .05) and the assumption of homogeneity of regression slopes has been maintained.
• C) The effect is not significant (p > .05) and the assumption of homogeneity of regression slopes has been violated.
• D) The effect is not significant (p > .05) and the assumption of homogeneity of regression slopes has been maintained.

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