Using the Following ANOVA Summary Table, Which of the Following

question 36

Multiple Choice

Using the following ANOVA summary table, which of the following conditions is NOT an assumption for this statistical test? $\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Source of variation } & \text { SS } & \text { df } & \text { MS } & \text { F } \\\hline \text { Between } & 270 & 9 & & \\\hline \text { Within } & 5600 & 560 & & \\\hline \text { Total } & & & & \\\hline\end{array}$

• A) The dependent variable is normally distributed in the treatment populations.
• B) The subjects are randomly assigned to treatments.
• C) The same number of subjects is assigned to each treatment.
• D) The variances in the populations from which the samples are drawn are equal.

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Definitions:

Conservation

The principle in cognitive development that certain properties of an object, such as volume or mass, remain the same despite changes in its form or arrangement.

Centration

A cognitive limitation in early childhood where a child focuses on one aspect of a situation or object, neglecting other relevant aspects.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched.

Preoperational Stage

A phase in Piaget's theory of cognitive development (ages 2-7) where children begin to engage in symbolic play but lack the ability to perform operations or use logic.