Whenever the F-Ratio Is near 1

question 12

Multiple Choice

Whenever the F-ratio is near 1.00 it means that

• A)a mistake has been made in the computation.
• B)there are large systematic effects present.
• C)the experimental manipulation probably had the predicted effects.
• D)the between-groups variation is no larger than would be expected by chance alone and no larger than the within groups variance.

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