The Denominator of the Test Statistic for the Main Effects

question 36

Multiple Choice

The denominator of the test statistic for the main effects and interaction in a two-way between-subjects ANOVA ______.

• A) is equal to 0
• B) is equal to mean square error
• C) is equal to mean square between groups
• D) is a measure of variance for differences between groups

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