Suppose You Perform an ANOVA on 18 Subjects Divided Evenly $F_{o b t}$

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Essay

Suppose you perform an ANOVA on 18 subjects divided evenly into three groups according to age.Reading speed is measured and averaged for each of the three groups.The reading speed for the Young Group is 10; for the Middle Group, 12; and for the Older Group, 13.Your $F_{o b t}$ is 9.15.Use $\alpha$ = .05
a.What are your degrees of freedom?
b.What is the appropriate $F_{c r i t}$ ?
c.What should you conclude?

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