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Factorial Design
Related Terms: Single Factor Design

A complex study design used to test treatments (e.g. two independent variables). Must assume that the two treatments are different and independent of one another.

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Further Reading
Gordis, L. 2000. Epidemiology, 2nd ed., Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Science.

Gliner, J.A. and G.A. Morgan. 2000. Research Methods in Applied Settings, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Campbell, D. and J. Stanley. 1963. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Research, Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company.