When you choose to analyse your data using a repeated measures ANOVA, part of the process involves checking to make sure that the data you want to analyse can actually be analysed using a repeated measures ANOVA. However, before we introduce you to this procedure, you need to understand the different assumptions that your data must meet in order for a repeated measures ANOVA to give you a valid result. This 'quick start' guide shows you how to carry out a repeated measures ANOVA using SPSS Statistics, as well as interpret and report the results from this test. Note: Whilst the repeated measures ANOVA is used when you have just 'one' independent variable, if you have 'two' independent variables (e.g., you measured time and condition), you will need to use a two-way repeated measures ANOVA.

In this example, 'breaking speed' is your dependent variable, whilst your independent variable is 'condition' (i.e., with four related groups, where each of the four conditions is considered a 'related group'). Alternately, you could use a repeated measures ANOVA to understand whether there was a difference in breaking speed in a car based on three different coloured tints of windscreen (e.g., breaking speed under four conditions: no tint, low tint, medium tint and dark tint). In this example, 'cigarette consumption' is your dependent variable, whilst your independent variable is 'time' (i.e., with three related groups, where each of the three time points is considered a 'related group'). This usually occurs in two situations: (1) when participants are measured multiple times to see changes to an intervention or (2) when participants are subjected to more than one condition/trial and the response to each of these conditions wants to be compared.įor example, you could use a repeated measures ANOVA to understand whether there is a difference in cigarette consumption amongst heavy smokers after a hypnotherapy programme (e.g., with three time points: cigarette consumption immediately before, 1 month after, and 6 months after the hypnotherapy programme).

ANOVA with Repeated Measures using SPSS Statistics IntroductionĪn ANOVA with repeated measures is used to compare three or more group means where the participants are the same in each group.

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