A veterinarian notes the age (months)at which dogs are brought in to the clinic to be neutered. Total degrees of freedom for a two-factor replicated ANOVA would be:
A) 6.
B) 14.
C) 17.

Question

A veterinarian notes the age (months)at which dogs are brought in to the clinic to be neutered.  Total degrees of freedom for a two-factor replicated ANOVA would be:
A) 6. 
B) 14. 
C) 17.

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The total degrees of freedom for a two-factor replicated ANOVA is calculated as (n-1), where n is the total number of observations. In this case, the total number of observations is not given in the question, so we cannot calculate the total degrees of freedom. However, we do know that there are two factors being examined (age and neutering status) and that the study is a replicated ANOVA, which means that there are multiple observations for each combination of factors. This suggests that there are likely to be a large number of observations, which would result in a high total degrees of freedom. Based on this reasoning, the best choice is C (17), which is the highest of the options given.

A Veterinarian Notes the Age (Months)at Which Dogs Are Brought