A Pet Trainer Wants to Test the Effects of "Treats

question 114

Multiple Choice

A pet trainer wants to test the effects of "treats" and "voice tone" on the speed with which dogs are trained to roll over.For "treats," the trainer used pieces of hot dogs, biscuits, and bacon flavored treats.For "voice tone," the trainer used sing-song, high pitched, and low pitched.Six dogs were randomly assigned to each of the nine cells and the analysis produced the following ANOVA table. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Source of Variation } & \text { SS } & \mathrm { df } & \mathrm { Ms } & F \\\hline \text { Rows (treats) } & 3.5926 & 2 & 1.79296 & 0.27 \\\hline \text { Colurun (voice tone) } & 14.8148 & 2 & 7.40741 & 1.11 \\\hline \text { Irteraction } & 19.1852 & 4 & 4.79296 & 0.72 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Using $\alpha$ = .05, the appropriate decision for "treats" effect is _____________.

• A)reject the null hypothesis\(\mu\) ₁ =\(\mu\)₂=\(\mu\) ₃
• B)reject the null hypothesis\(\mu\) ₁ \(\neq\)\(\mu\) ₂ \(\neq\)\(\mu\) ₃
• C)do not reject the null hypothesis \(\mu\) ₁ =\(\mu\)₂=\(\mu\) ₃
• D)do not reject the null hypothesis\(\mu\) ₁ \(\neq\) \(\mu\) ₂
• E)do nothing

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Definitions:

Income Effect

The change in an individual's or economy's income and how that change will impact the quantity demanded of a good or service.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption patterns due to a change in the relative prices of goods, leading consumers to substitute one good for another.

Diminishing Marginal Utility

The principle that as a person consumes more of a good, the satisfaction (utility) gained from each additional unit decreases.

Total Utility

The total satisfaction or benefit a consumer receives from consuming a particular quantity of a good or service.