For the same course in statistics, two instructors are from the mathematics department, and two instructors are from the statistics department. Each instructor taught one session of the course (one student may only be enrolled in one session). The researcher is interested in comparing student evaluation of instructors from different departments. This is an example of which type of design?
A) Completely crossed design
B) Repeated measures design
C) Hierarchical design
D) Randomized block design

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This is a hierarchical design because the instructors are nested within their respective departments, and the researcher is interested in comparing the evaluations based on the department, not individual instructors.

For the Same Course in Statistics, Two Instructors Are from the Mathematics