A Marginal Mean in a Two-Way ANOVA Is the Mean

question 22

Multiple Choice

A marginal mean in a two-way ANOVA is the mean of the dependent variable:

• A) at one level of an independent variable, given a unique level of the second independent variable
• B) at one level of an independent variable, disregarding the distinction of levels of the other independent variable.
• C) across all cells, for all participants.
• D) in one given cell, which represents a unique experimental condition.

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