The Following Table Shows the Results of an Analysis of Variance

question 34

Multiple Choice

The following table shows the results of an analysis of variance comparing three treatment conditions with a sample of n = 10 participants in each treatment.Note that several values are missing in the table.What is the missing value for SS_total?? $$\begin{array} { l c c l l } \text { Source } & \mathrm { SS } & \mathrm { df } & \mathrm { MS } & \\\hline \text { Between } & 20 & \mathrm { xx } & \mathrm { xx } & \mathrm { F } = \mathrm { xx } \\\text { Within } & \mathrm { xx } & \mathrm { xx } & 2 & \\\text { Total } & \mathrm { xx } & \mathrm { xx } & & \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)22?
• B)?30
• C)?54
• D)?74

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