Analyses of Variance (ANOVAs) Are to Be Used When the Dependent

question 2

Multiple Choice

Analyses of variance (ANOVAs) are to be used when the dependent variable is interval or ratio and the independent variable is ______.

• A) categorical with only two categories
• B) categorical with more than two categories
• C) interval
• D) ratio

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