A Commonly Held Belief That Is Not Supported by Research

question 57

Short Answer

A commonly held belief that is not supported by research is that people who get married very shortly after a divorce, sometimes called the _______________ effect, will have a greater likelihood of going through a second divorce.

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Definitions:

Factorial ANOVA

A statistical analysis method used to examine the effects of two or more categorical independent variables on a continuous dependent variable and their interactions.

Main Effects

The immediate effect an independent variable has on a dependent variable within an experimental setup.

Interaction Effects

Refer to how the relationship between two variables changes when a third variable is introduced.

Factorial ANOVA

A statistical test used to compare the means of more than two groups considering multiple independent variables.