If the F Value Indicates That the Between-Groups Variance Estimate

question 25

Multiple Choice

If the F value indicates that the between-groups variance estimate is significantly greater than the within-groups variance estimate in an ANOVA, we can conclude that

• A) there is random error.
• B) the group means are from the same population.
• C) the null hypothesis that the differences between the groups are due only to chance can be rejected.
• D) there was an error in the calculation.

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