In a Single-Factor ANOVA Problem Involving 3 Treatments, the Sample

question 18

Multiple Choice

In a single-factor ANOVA problem involving 3 treatments, the sample means were 5,6, and 9. If each observation in the third sample was increased by 20, the test statistic value f would

• A) increase
• B) decrease
• C) remain the same
• D) increase by 20
• E) decrease by 10

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L-dopa

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