If experimental treatments produce an effect,
A) between-groups variance will increase.
B) between-groups variance will decrease.
C) within-groups variance will increase.
D) within-groups variance will decrease.

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When experimental treatments produce an effect, it means that the groups being compared are becoming more different from each other in terms of their means. This difference increases the between-groups variance, as there is a larger spread between the group means.

If Experimental Treatments Produce an Effect