After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

 

1. Describe how the complexity of the two-way ANOVA differs from that of the t tests and one-way ANOVAs.

 

2. Define and explain the following terms: cells, main effect, and interaction.

 

3. Identify the assumptions and list the order of interpretation for outcomes in the two-way between-subjects ANOVA.

 

4. Calculate the degrees of freedom for the two-way between-subjects ANOVA and locate critical values in the F table.

 

5. Compute the two-way between-subjects ANOVA and interpret the results.

 

6. Identify when it is appropriate to compute simple main effect tests and analyze a significant interaction.

 

7. Compute and interpret the proportion of variance for the two-way between-subjects ANOVA.

 

8. Summarize the results of the two-way between-subjects ANOVA in APA format.

 

9. Compute the two-way between-subjects ANOVA using SPSS.