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university?) 4. A researcher asked pre-school children to color a picture with magic markers. Some children expected to be rewarded for completing the task, and some did not. In addition, half the children actually received a reward and half did not. Afterward, the children were tested for their interest in coloring with magic markers. High scores mean greater interest. Analyze the data and write an explanation of the results in APA style. In addition to interpreting the results, based on this data, what preschooler's interest in a topic? 2

Explanation / Answer

We used 2 way ANOVA with interaction:

we used excel data add in.

Since p-values for all the main and interaction effect <0.05; so reject H0 and conclude that there is a significant impact of treatments of both the factors and interaction.

Expected reward Not Expected reward Received 6 13 5 10 2 14 not rcvd 15 16 11 14 13 11 Anova: Two-Factor With Replication SUMMARY Expected reward Not Expected reward Total Received Count 3 3 6 Sum 13 37 50 Average 4.333333 12.33333 8.333333 Variance 4.333333 4.333333 22.66667 not rcvd Count 3 3 6 Sum 39 41 80 Average 13 13.66667 13.33333 Variance 4 6.333333 4.266667 Total Count 6 6 Sum 52 78 Average 8.666667 13 Variance 25.86667 4.8 ANOVA Source of Variation SS df MS F P-value F crit reward receipt 75 1 75 15.78947 0.004098 5.317655 reward expectation 56.33333 1 56.33333 11.85965 0.008775 5.317655 Interaction 40.33333 1 40.33333 8.491228 0.01947 5.317655 Within 38 8 4.75 Total 209.6667 11