A Researcher Reports the Results of an Interaction in a Two-Way

question 24

Multiple Choice

A researcher reports the results of an interaction in a two-way between-groups ANOVA as: F (1, 80) = 2.83.What decision should be made based on the value of this test statistic?

• A) Fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude there is no support for a combined effect of the variables.
• B) Fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude the interaction should be investigated with bar graphs.
• C) Reject the null hypothesis and conclude post hoc tests are needed.
• D) Reject the null hypothesis and conclude the effect of one variable changes across levels of the other variable.

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