Sources of Variability When a Computed F Ratio Is Statistically

question 36

Multiple Choice

Sources of Variability When a computed F ratio is statistically significant,

• A)all treatment means were probably drawn from the same population.
• B)the amount of between-groups variability is large compared to within- groups variability.
• C)the F ratio is 1 or less.
• D)the computed F is less than F critical.

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