Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences
Multimedia Resources
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Video Links
Factorial Design: Interpreting Tables and Graphs
Description: This YouTube video explains graphical and tabular interpretations for factorial design experiments.
Factorial Research Design—An Example
Description: This YouTube video provides a fun example of a factorial design and how to set up a factorial design.
Interaction and Main Effects
Description: This YouTube video provides interpretation of main effects and interaction effects in an example using graphical representations of data.
Audio Links
Podcast 7: Factorial Designs
Description: This podcast explains factorial designs, terminology, main effects, and interactions. Note that you must have access to iTunes for this podcast to play.
Lecture on Factorial Design
Description: The lecture describes how to identify factorial designs and describes the simplest 2 x 2 design.
Web Resources
Factorial Design
Description: This Penn State University website provides clarity on the format, terminology, and analysis of a factorial design experiment.
Two-Way ANOVA and Interactions
Description: This website from Missouri State provides an overview of conducting a two-way ANOVA in SPSS and how to interpret the output using an example.
Participant Fatigue
Description: This psueef website discusses a brief description of participant fatigue from a participant’s point of view.