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complete factorial design

a research study involving two or more independent variables in which every possible combination of the levels of each variable is represented. For instance, in a study of two drug treatments, one (A) having two dosages and the other (B) having three dosages, a complete factorial design would pair the dosages administered to different individuals or groups of participants as follows: A1 with B1, A1 with B2, A1 with B3, A2 with B1, A2 with B2, and A2 with B3. Compare fractional factorial design.

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March 9th 2025

macrosystem

macrosystem

n.

1. in ecological systems theory, the level of environmental influence that is most distal to the developing individual and that affects all other systems. It includes the values, traditions, and sociocultural characteristics of the larger society. Compare chronosystem; exosystem; mesosystem. [introduced by Urie Bronfenbrenner]

2. in sociology, any social system or structure.