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Factorial Designs
Chapter 11
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Factorial designs
Allow experiments to have more than one independent variable.
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Example
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Example
• This example has two levels for the alcohol factor ( factor A) and three levels for the caffeine factor ( factor B), and can be described as a 2X3 ( read as “ two by three”) factorial design
• The total number of treatment conditions can be determined by multiplying the levels for each factor.
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Main effect
• The mean differences among the levels of one factor are called the main effect of that factor.
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Interaction
• An interaction between factors ( or simply an interaction) occurs whenever two factors, acting together, produce mean differences that are not explained by the main effects of the two factors.
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Example 1- Main effect only
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Example 2 - Interaction
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Alternative Definitions of an Interaction
When the effects of one factor depend on the different levels of a second factor, then there is an interaction between the factors.
A second alternative definition of an interaction focuses on the pattern that is produced when the means from a two- factor study are presented in a graph.
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When the results of a two- factor study are graphed, the existence of nonparallel lines ( lines that cross or converge) is an indication of an interaction between the two factors. ( Note that a statistical test is needed to determine whether the interaction is significant.)
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Important
If the analysis results in a significant interaction, then the main effects, whether significant or not, may present a distorted view of the actual outcome.
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Types of Mixed Designs
A factorial study that combines two different research designs is called a mixed design. A. Both Experimental – Both betweenB. Both Experimental –Both Within
C. Both Experimental - One between- subjects factor and one within- subjects factor.
D. Both factors are non-manipulated (pre existing)E. One experimental & one non-experimental
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Example (between/Within)
• The graph shows the pattern of results obtained by Clark and Teasdale ( 1985). The researchers showed participants a list containing a mixture of pleasant and unpleasant words to create a within- subjects factor ( pleasant/ unpleasant). The researchers manipulated mood by dividing the participants into two groups and having one group listen to happy music and the other group listen to sad music, creating a between- subjects factor ( happy/ sad). Finally, the researchers tested memory for each type of word.
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Quasi- independent variables
It also is possible to construct a factorial study for which all the factors are non-manipulated, quasi- independent variables.
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Example
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One Experimental one non-experimental
In the behavioral sciences, it is common for a factorial design to use an experimental strategy for one factor and a quasi- experimental or non-experimental strategy for another factor.
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Example
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Higher- Order Factorial Designs
• The basic concepts of a two- factor research design can be extended to more complex designs involving three or more factors; such designs are referred to as higher- order factorial designs. A three- factor design, for example, might look at academic performance scores for two different teaching methods ( factor A), for boys versus girls ( factor B), and for first- grade versus second- grade classes ( factor C).
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Group Discussion
• Explain what it means to say that main effects and interactions are all independent.
• Describe how a second factor can be used to reduce the variance in a between-subjects experiment.