The _____ differences of the cell means from the grand mean ...

[tingc95]

The _____ differences of the cell means from the grand mean indicate how much they differ from the grand mean.
 
  a. absolute c. squared
  b. relative d. sum of the

Question 2

When there is no significant interaction in a between subjects factorial experiment, the cell means all equal _____ approximately.
 
  a. alpha c. 1
  b. the grand mean d. the sum of squares of the interaction

[pallen55]

Answer to Question 1

C
If cell means differ from the grand mean, some will be higher than it and others will be lower. Squaring these differences provides a measure of how different the cell means are from the grand mean.

Answer to Question 2

B
The individual cell means do not differ from the grand mean when the interaction is not significant.