A researcher is examining the relation between patrol location (more affluent vs.less affluent neighborhoods) and amount of training (5 weeks, 10 weeks, or 15 weeks) to police job performance in a large city.The researcher finds that the officers trained less performed significantly better in the upper-class neighborhood, whereas the officers trained more performed significantly better in the lower-class neighborhood.What type of effect is this?
A) quantitative interaction
B) qualitative interaction
C) main effect of training length only
D) main effect of patrol location only

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This is a qualitative interaction because the relationship between the two variables (patrol location and training length) depends on the level of the other variable. Specifically, the effect of training length on job performance is different depending on the location of patrol. There is not a main effect of training length or patrol location alone, as the effect of each variable depends on the other.

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