In a 5 × 3 × 2 × 2 × 2 factorial experiment, you have _____independent variables and potentially _____ main effect hypotheses.
A) 5; 5
B) 3; 2
C) 3; 5
D) 2; 2

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The factorial experiment has 5 independent variables (IVs), each with 5 levels. The number of main effect hypotheses is equal to the number of IVs, regardless of the number of levels in each IV. Therefore, there are potentially 5 main effect hypotheses.