Suppose You Were Interested in Conducting a Repeated Measures Experiment

question 34

Multiple Choice

Suppose you were interested in conducting a repeated measures experiment with 15 levels. Which of the following might be your greatest concern?

• A) Will participants become bored or fatigued over time?
• B) Will I be able to secure enough participants for that many groups?
• C) Will I be able to find significant effects given that I am using so few groups?
• D) Will the groups be equivalent before the study begins?

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