Statistis using Factorial ANOVA

Exploratory Analysis of the Effects of Stress on Specific Quantifiable Variables of How parents deal with the education of their child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Data Analysis

The study sample will be a small number of metropolitan Texas City based families who are presently dealing with and have formerly dealt with the education of their child with an ASD. Ideally the families will be dealing with the education of their child with an ASD in a metropolitan primary, high school or in some post compulsory school context during 2013 and 2014 . The sample size is 65 parents of students with ASD. Descriptive statistics will be used to simplify and organize the data to identify two categorical/nominal scale IVs and one continuous scale DV to be incorporated into the study. State the null and alternative hypotheses based on this design (with a planned analysis using a factorial ANOVA).

Question 2

Considering the variables and design that you described in the first question, what information would a factorial ANOVA provide you (think of which F-values are computed and evaluated)? Why would this be significant to your research?