A Researcher Calculates an F-Ratio Comparing the GPAs of Three

question 80

Multiple Choice

A researcher calculates an F-ratio comparing the GPAs of three different SJSU majors: Major A (M = 2.70) , Major B (M = 2.87) and Major C (M = 3.01) . If she makes the decision to NOT reject the null hypothesis, what is the most specific and appropriate conclusion she can draw?

• A) The SAT scores for the three groups are all different from each other.
• B) The analysis supports the research hypothesis.
• C) The GPAs of the three majors are not significantly different.
• D) No conclusion can be determined without conducting further analyses.

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