ANOVA
Table 2. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) of child engagement by highest degree of education anyone has in the household.
| Household Type | Mean Engagement | F-value |
| Two-parent | 6.5 | 2.0374 |
| Single-parent | 9.5 | |
| Multigenerational | 8.2 |
Note: p<.05*, p<.01**, p<.001***
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- The dependent variable for this ANOVA was engagement of the child. This was asked on a 0-10 scale. The independent variable for this ANOVA was highest degree of education anyone has in the household.
- Respondents chose either, “Less than High School”, “High School”, “Some College”, “College degree or higher” or “Prefer not to answer”.
- The mean engagement for two-parent and single parent households was 6.5/9.5 out of 10.
- The mean engagement for multigenerational households was 8.2.
- According to the ANOVA results (F=2.0374) there is no significant different between these means.
- ßTherefore, household type does no influence child engagement.