In your factorial ANOVA, when you discover that the interaction effect is not significant, what should you do next?
A) If your interaction is not significant you should conduct further analyses to understand where the lack of effects is coming from. You can use t test to compare conditions.
B) If your interaction is not significant you should conduct further analyses to understand where the lack of effects is coming from. You cannot use t test to compare conditions as it will increase chances of type two error.
C) If your interaction is not significant you should not conduct any further analyses as there is no interaction effect to break down.
D) If your interaction is not significant you should not conduct any further analyses except planned contrasts.

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If the interaction effect is not significant, it suggests that the factors do not interact in affecting the dependent variable, so further analysis of the interaction is not necessary.

In Your Factorial ANOVA, When You Discover That the Interaction