Ch. 10 Vocab Flashcards
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an independent variable in a factorial design
factor
an experimental design in which more than one independent variable is manipulated
factorial design
an interaction effect involving more than two independent variables
higher-order interaction
the effect of one independent variable changes across the levels of another independent variable; can only be detected in factorial designs
interaction
the action of a single independent variable in an experiment; the change in the dependent variable produced by the various levels of a single factor
main effect
a system that uses numbers to describe the design of a factorial experiment
shorthand notation
the simplest factorial design, having two independent variables
two-factor experiment