If a one-way ANOVA has an eta squared of .24 means that…
A) the mean difference is .24 standard deviations units large.
B) the independent variable accounts for 24% of the variance in the dependent variable
C) there is a 24% chance that the independent variable caused the dependent variable
D) the independent variable and dependent variable have more than 24% overlap

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Eta squared is a measure of effect size in ANOVA that represents the proportion of variance in the dependent variable that can be explained by the independent variable. Therefore, an eta squared of .24 means that the independent variable accounts for 24% of the variance in the dependent variable.

If a One-Way ANOVA Has an Eta Squared of