An F Statistic Calculated on 2 and 26 Degrees of Freedom

question 69

Multiple Choice

An F statistic calculated on 2 and 26 degrees of freedom equals 3.41.Which decision should be made about a hypothesis tested at the p = 0.05 level?

• A) Fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude there are differences among the groups.
• B) Fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude no significant differences are indicated among the groups.
• C) Reject the null hypothesis and conclude there are differences among the groups.
• D) Reject the null hypothesis and conclude no significant differences are indicated among the groups.

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