What Is the Hierarchy of Effects? Briefly Describe the Different

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Essay

What is the hierarchy of effects? Briefly describe the different hierarchies.

Identify the presence and implications of multicollinearity in regression models.

Understand the concept and implications of autocorrelation in regression models.

Learn how to test for autocorrelation using the Durbin-Watson statistic.

Distinguish between positive and negative first-order autocorrelation.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

The variables in an experiment that are manipulated by the researcher to explore their effect on dependent variables.

True Experimental Design

A research design that includes random assignment of participants to groups and manipulation of an independent variable to determine its effect on a dependent variable.

Cost

The expenditure or amount of resources (financial, time, labor) required to achieve something.

Time-Series Designs

Research designs that involve repeated measurements of dependent variables over time, both before and after a treatment or intervention, to assess change.