In: Statistics and Probability
(a)
In ANOVA, the independent variable is categorical and the dependent variable is continuous.
ANOVA is not appropriate because the dependent variable: health-related hardiness, as measured on a 20-item scale. is not continuous.
(b)
ANOVA is appropriate because the independent variable: ethnicity (white, African American, Hispanic, Asian) and birthweight status (<2,500 grams vs 2,500 grams); is categorical and the dependent variable : serum bilirubin levels. is continuous.
Type of ANOVA: One way
(c)
ANOVA is not appropriate because the dependent variable: maternal bonding with infant, as measured on a 10-item self-report scale. is not continuous.
(d)
ANOVA is appropriate because the independent variable: exposure to a special intervention (before vs after exposure) is categorical and the dependent variable : myocardial oxygen consumption. is continuous.
Type of ANOVA: Repeated measures
(e)
ANOVA is not appropriate because the dependent variable: epidural anesthesia during labor (yes vs no). is not continuous.
(f)
ANOVA is not appropriate because the dependent variable: psychological adaptation to the disease, as measure by the Purpose-in-Life test. is not continuous.