An experiment was done to look at whether there is an effect of the number of ho

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An experiment was done to look at whether there is an effect of the number of hours spent practising a musical instrument and gender on the level of musical ability. A sample of 30 (15 men and 15 women) participants who had never learnt to play a musical instrument before were recruited. Participants were randomly allocated to one of three groups that varied in the number of hours they would spend practising every day for 1 year (0 hours, 1 hours, 2 hours). Men and women were divided equally across groups. All participants had a one-hour lesson each week over the course of the year, after which their level of musical skill was measured on a 10-point scale ranging from 0 (you can’t play for toffee) to 10 (‘Are you Mozart reincarnated?’). An ANOVA was conducted on these data, and the results revealed significant main effects of gender and the number of hours spent practising. Which of the following contrasts could we use to break down the effect of gender?

-Helmert contratst

-Simple contrast

-Repeated contrast

-None

-Simple contrast

-Repeated contrast

-None

Explanation / Answer

In the question, we know that the results revealed significant main effects of gender and the number of hours spent practising. Alo, in ANOVA, there is a within-group effect, a between group-effect, and the interaction. The real focus is the interaction, since it lets you know if the groups differ in their reponse over time. Repeated contrasts could we use to break down the effect of gender.

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