Static Analysis of Groups Question: Download Static Analysis PDF
Which of the below designs would be best suited to ANCOVA?
Answer:
1. Participants were placed in four treatment groups for eating disorders. Their cognitive distortions regarding eating and food were measured before treatment, and again after 6 months of intensive treatment.
2. Participants were placed in four treatment groups for eating disorders. Their cognitive distortions regarding eating and food were measured before treatment, and this is used to allocate them to groups. You are exploring whether participants were allocated appropriately.
3. Participants were placed in four treatment groups for eating disorders. You are examining the relationship between cognitive distortions regarding eating and their therapists rating of improvement over a 6 month treatment period.
4. Participants were placed in four treatment groups for eating disorders. Their cognitive distortions regarding eating and food were compared after 6 months of intensive treatment.
Participants were placed in four treatment groups for eating disorders. Their cognitive distortions regarding eating and food were measured before treatment, and again after 6 months of intensive treatment.
2. Participants were placed in four treatment groups for eating disorders. Their cognitive distortions regarding eating and food were measured before treatment, and this is used to allocate them to groups. You are exploring whether participants were allocated appropriately.
3. Participants were placed in four treatment groups for eating disorders. You are examining the relationship between cognitive distortions regarding eating and their therapists rating of improvement over a 6 month treatment period.
4. Participants were placed in four treatment groups for eating disorders. Their cognitive distortions regarding eating and food were compared after 6 months of intensive treatment.
Participants were placed in four treatment groups for eating disorders. Their cognitive distortions regarding eating and food were measured before treatment, and again after 6 months of intensive treatment.
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