The effect of one variable averaged over the effect of another variable in a factorial design is called
A) An interaction
B) A cell mean
C) A main effect
D) A statistical anomaly

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The effect of one variable averaged over the effect of another variable in a factorial design is called a main effect. The other options are not correct as an interaction refers to how the effect of one variable differs across levels of another variable, a cell mean refers to the average score of a group in a specific cell of the design, and a statistical anomaly is not a relevant term in this context.

The Effect of One Variable Averaged Over the Effect of Another