TABLE 11-9
the Marketing Manager of a Company $\quad$

question 113

Short Answer

TABLE 11-9
The marketing manager of a company producing a new cereal aimed for children wants to examine the effect of the color and shape of the box's logo on the approval rating of the cereal. He combined 4 colors and 3 shapes to produce a total of 12 designs. Each logo was presented to 2 different groups (a total of 24 groups) and the approval rating for each was recorded and is shown below. The manager analyzed these data using the ? = 0.05 level of significance for all inferences.
$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\text { COLORS }$
$\begin{array} { l l l l l } \text { SHAPES } & \text { Red } & \text { Green } & \text { Blue } & \text { Yellow } \\ \text { Circle } & 54 & 67 & 36 & 45 \\ & 44 & 61 & 44 & 41 \\ \text { Square } & 34 & 56 & 36 & 21 \\ & 36 & 58 & 30 & 25 \\ \text { Diamond } & 46 & 60 & 34 & 31 \\ & 48 & 60 & 38 & 33 \end{array}$

$\text { Analysis of Variance }$
$\begin{array}{lrcrrr}\hline \text { Source } & d f & {S S} & {\text { MS }} & {F} & p \\\hline \text { Colors } & 3 & 2711.17 & 903.72 & 7230 & 0.000 \\\text { Shapes } & 2 & 579.00 & 289.50 & 23.16 & 0.000 \\\text { Interaction } & 6 & 150.33 & 25.06 & 2.00 & 0.144 \\\text { Error } & 12 & 150.00 & 12.50 & & \\\text { Total } & 23 & 3590.50 & & &\end{array}$

-Referring to Table 11-9, the mean square for error is ____.

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Definitions:

Market Price

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold on the open market.

Reasonable Opportunity

An equitable chance or fair circumstance that allows an individual to perform an action or fulfill an obligation.

Inspect

To look at something or someone carefully in order to detect flaws, errors, or compliance with standards.

Rightfully Rejects

A term referring to the legal right of a party to refuse acceptance of goods or services that do not meet the agreed-upon specifications or contract terms.