An Analysis of Variance Is Used to Evaluate the Mean

question 64

Multiple Choice

An analysis of variance is used to evaluate the mean differences for a research study comparing four treatments with a separate sample of n = 8 in each treatment.If the data produce an F-ratio of F = 4.60,which of the following is the correct statistical decision?

• A)Reject the null hypothesis with α = .05 but not with α = .01
• B)Reject the null hypothesis with either α = .05 or α = .01
• C)Fail to reject the null hypothesis with either α = .05 or α = .01
• D)There is not enough information to make a statistical decision

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