In statistical terminology, when we "collapse across a factor," we average together all the scores
A)from all the cells, ignoring which level of either factor they fall into.
B)within each level of a factor, ignoring which level of the other factor they fall into.
C)from each factor, ignoring which level they fall into.
D)from all the levels of all the factors.

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Collapsing across a factor means averaging the scores within each level of one factor while ignoring the levels of the other factor(s). This is done to simplify the data or to examine the effects of one factor at a time.

In Statistical Terminology, When We "Collapse Across a Factor," We