Question

A researcher designs an experiment by manipulating the following variables: method of presenting material (visual, auditory); difficulty level (easy, difficult); and amount of material (low, moderate, high). For a completely independent groups design with 10 participants per group, how many participants would the researcher need

Answer 1

the researcher would need 120 participants.

Step-by-step explanation:

When dealing with many variables it's possible to find the maximum amount of combinations possible by multiplying the number of variables.

So, we have 2, visual and auditory, 2 levels of difficulty, the amount of material varying to low, moderate and high (3), and the numbers of participants to each unique group is 10.

2·2·3·10 = 120

We can easily find the total amount of participants using this simples equation above.