Five Drivers Were Selected to Test Drive Two Makes of Automobiles

question 38

Essay

Five drivers were selected to test drive two makes of automobiles. The following table shows the number of miles per gallon for each driver driving each car. $$\begin{array} { l | l l l l l } & && { \mid \text { Driver } } \\\text { Automobile } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\\hline \text { A } & 30 & 31 & 30 & 27 & 32 \\\text { B } & 36 & 35 & 28 & 31 & 30 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Consider the makes of automobiles as treatments and the drivers as blocks and test to see if there is any difference in the miles/gallon of the two makes of automobiles. Let α = .05.

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Definitions:

Demand Factors

Elements that influence the quantity of a product or service consumers are willing to buy at a given price, such as income levels, tastes, and price of substitutes.

Product Price

The financial cost of obtaining a product or service.

Marginal Revenue Product

The supplementary income realized by the application of one more unit of a resource, like labor or capital.

Labor

The engagement of human physical strength and intellectual power in producing goods and offering services.