Question

You want to study how the number of popped kernels in a microwave popcorn bag is affected by brand, microwave power, and time in microwave. You manipulate three different factors: brand, power, and time. There are three brands, two power settings, and three different microwave times. a. How many unique treatment combinations are there

Answer 1

Number of unique treatment combinations = 8

Explanation:

Given:

Number of brands = 3

Number of power settings = 2

Number of microwave times = 3

Find:

Number of unique treatment combinations.

Computation:

Number of unique treatment combinations = Number of brands + Number of power settings + Number of microwave times

Number of unique treatment combinations = 3 + 2 + 3

Number of unique treatment combinations = 8