M7D3: Analyzing results from factorial experiments – …

1. researcher examined the impact of gender and employment status on mortality measured in the age at which an individual died.  Gender was classified as male or female at birth and employment status was classified as full-time, part-time or not working during the period of time when a study participant was between 21 and 55 years of age.  How many factors are included in this study, what are the names of the factors and what are the levels of each factor?
2. A researcher studied the effect of administering three types of medication on the reading rates of high school and college students.  Drug A produced no statistically significant difference in reading rates, Drug B produced a statistically significant difference between the two groups, and Drug C produced no statistically significant difference in reading rates.  High school students were found to read at a lower rate than college students regardless of the type of drug administered.  What are the main effects and interaction effects for this study?