Chapter 5

More Complicated Testing

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Working with two variables

Bullet Working with replications

Bullet Understanding interactions

Bullet Mixing variable types

Bullet Working with multiple dependent variables

In Chapter 3 of Book 3, I show you how to test hypotheses with two samples. In Chapter 4 of Book 3, I show you how to test hypotheses when you have more than two samples. The common thread in both chapters is one independent variable (also called a factor).

Many times, you have to test the effects of more than one factor. In this chapter, I show how to analyze two factors within the same set of data. Several types of situations are possible, and I describe R functions that deal with each one.

Cracking the Combinations

Imagine that a company has two methods of presenting its training information: One is via a person who presents the information orally, and the other is via a text document. Imagine also that the information is presented in either a humorous way or a technical way. I ...

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