A Researcher Conducts Two Studies

question 48

Multiple Choice

A researcher conducts two studies.In Study 1,she recorded the amount consumed (in calories) among eight participants observed at three meal times (breakfast,lunch,and dinner) .In Study 2,she conducted the same study,except that n = 12 participants observed at each of three meal times.Which study is associated with a larger value for degrees of freedom between groups for a one-way within-subjects ANOVA?

• A) Study 1
• B) Study 2
• C) the degrees of freedom between groups are the same in each study
• D) there is not enough information to answer this question

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