The Subjects Sum of Squares Calculated in the One-Way Within-Groups

question 41

Multiple Choice

The subjects sum of squares calculated in the one-way within-groups ANOVA assesses:

• A) how much participant data vary as a function of the independent variable.
• B) the variability due to participant differences.
• C) the inconsistency of subjects' responses.
• D) variability for the entire study, across all conditions.

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Definitions:

Non-directional

A type of hypothesis that does not specify the direction of the expected relationship between variables.

Standard Error

A measure indicating the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values; specifically, it reflects how much sampling variability a statistic possesses.

Variability

The degree to which data points in a statistical distribution or data set diverge from the mean value.

Sample Means

The average value obtained from a sample, which is a subset of a larger population.