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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 16:48:29 MST
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- From: Steve Ash <G9197769@NMSUVM1.BITNET>
- Subject: Interactions
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- In a recent discussion with a Professor of Marketing, a difference of
- opinion arose regarding the interpretation of main effects when there
- are interactions present.
-
- To quote Geoffrey Keppel, "When an interaction is present, an investigator
- will not be interested in the main effects anyway - anything that
- might be said about the effects of one independent variable must be
- qualified by a consideration of the levels of the other."
- (Design and Analysis: A Researcher's Handbook, 2nd Ed, 1982, p.173)
-
- How strictly is this to be held true? Should it depend upon the original
- hypothesis and intention of the study? Any comments on the above quote?
- Should interpretation always proceed sequentially from the highest level
- interaction down to the main effects?
-
- Thanks in advance,
- Steve Ash
- Dept. of Management
- New Mexico State Univ.
-