A cautionary note on the use of the Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) in classification designs with and without within-subject factors

A cautionary note on the use of the Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) in classification designs with and without within-subject factors

A number of statistical textbooks recommend using an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to control for the effects of extraneous factors that might influence the dependent measure of interest. However, it is not generally recognized that serious problems of interpretation can arise when the design cont...

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Main Authors: Bruce A Schneider, Meital eAvivi-Reich, Mindaugas eMozuraitis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
experimental design
covariance analysis
statistical power
Classification Designs
Within-Subject Designs
type 1 errors
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00474/full

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