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ANOVA (One-Way and Two-Way)
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A health psychologist runs a two-way ANOVA predicting stress score from Diet (Standard vs. Low-carb) and Exercise (Low vs. High). SPSS shows a significant Diet × Exercise interaction (Sig. = .030). What does this interaction mean?

A

Diet has an effect on stress, averaged across exercise levels

B

Exercise has an effect on stress, averaged across diet groups

C

The effect of diet on stress depends on the level of exercise (or vice versa)

D

Diet and exercise must be correlated, so ANOVA assumptions are violated