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Chapter 12 True/False Questions
Factorial Designs

Challenge yourself with these true/false questions. Click on your choice to see if you are correct.

  1. Designs that include two or more dependent variables in the same experiment are called factorial designs. (True/False)

  2. When two independent variables have an effect in combination that is more than a simple additive effect, we say there is an interaction. (True/False)

  3. A 3 X 2 factorial design has three factors with two levels of each factor. (True/False)

  4. A 4 X 3 factorial design will produce a seven-cell matrix. (True/False)

  5. It is possible to have a main effect without an interaction, but it is impossible to have an interaction without a main effect. (True/False)

  6. A two-factor study will have a total of three null hypotheses to test (two main effects and an interaction). (True/False)

  7. When interpreting a statistical analysis of a factorial design in which both an interaction and main effects occur, we always begin the interpretation with the interaction. (True/False)

  8. When doing an analysis of variance with a factorial design, the degrees of freedom for Factor A are equal to the number of levels of Factor A. (True/False)

  9. It is possible to have a factorial design in which both factors are within-subjects factors. (True/False)

  10. The importance of knowing which factors are within-subjects factors and which factors are between-subjects factors occurs at the data analysis stage. (True/False)

  11. If some factors represent nonmanipulated variables, then no causal conclusions can be drawn from the study. (True/False)

  12. The advantage of using an analysis of variance is that it will rule out confounding hypotheses for us. (True/False)

  13. Theoretically, it is possible to conduct an analysis of variance with an unlimited number of independent variables. (True/False)

  14. The difference between analysis of variance and analysis of covariance is in the number of dependent variables. (True/False)

  15. In a multivariate analysis of variance, we have more than one dependent measure in the same study. (True/False)

  16. Factorial designs should only be used for studies that use independent groups designs. (True/False)

  17. The most appropriate statistical procedure for analyzing a factorial design is the t-test. (True/False)

  18. In a factorial study with two nonmanipulated factors, the ANOVA that you would want to use would assume that both factors are between-subjects factors. (True/False)

  19. If you have a mixed design with one between-subjects factor and two within-subjects factors, you must be careful in drawing causal connections concerning the within-subjects factors. (True/False)

  20. The children's dark fear study described in the text is an example of a mixed factorial design. (True/False)

  21. The darkness factor in the children's dark fear study is a between-subjects factor that is manipulated by the researcher. (True/False)

  22. If, in a factorial design, one of the factors is a nonmanipulated factor, then you must be cautious about drawing causal conclusions about the main effect of that nonmanipulated factor and any interaction of that factor with any other factor. (True/False)

  23. It is possible to have interactions without main effects, but it is not possible to have main effects without interactions. (True/False)

  24. When you have four factors in a factorial design, you will have a total of nine null hypotheses. (True/False)

  25. A three-factor study will have a total of seven null hypotheses to test. (True/False)

  26. A procedure for statistically removing the effects of a variable on dependent measures is called analysis of covariance (True/False)

  27. Like ANCOVA, MANOVA is a variation of basic ANOVA procedures. (True/False)