In the Printout of Results for a Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance

question 16

Multiple Choice

In the printout of results for a repeated-measures analysis of variance, an F score for "mean" or "constant" sometimes appears. Why is this statistic often not interesting even if it is significant?

• A) It shows differences between time sessions which are not important.
• B) It is a randomly generated number.
• C) It shows that the population mean is or is not equal to zero which is often of no interest.
• D) It is redundant information given the F score for the time variable.

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