A researcher is performing a two-way ANOVA using two factors. The first factor has 4 levels and the second factor also has 4 levels. In the ANOVA Summary Table, the degrees of freedom for the first and
Second factors will be:
A) 4 d.f. for the first factor and 4 d.f. for the second factor
B) 3 d.f. for the first factor and 3 d.f. for the second factor
C) 5 d.f. for the first factor and 5 d.f. for the second factor
D) 16 d.f. for the first factor and 16 d.f. for the second factor

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The degrees of freedom for each factor in a two-way ANOVA is calculated as the number of levels minus one. Therefore, for both factors with 4 levels each, the degrees of freedom is 4 - 1 = 3.

A Researcher Is Performing a Two-Way ANOVA Using Two Factors