An Electronics Company Wants to Compare the Quality of Their

question 33

Multiple Choice

An electronics company wants to compare the quality of their cell phones to the cell phones from three competitors. They sample 10 phones from each company and count the number of defects for each phone. If ANOVA is used to compare the average number of defects, the treatments would be defined as:

• A) the number of cell phones sampled.
• B) the average number of defects.
• C) The total number of phones
• D) The four companies.

---

Definitions:

Increasingly Higher Doses

A regimen where the amount of medication administered is gradually increased over time to achieve or maintain a desired effect.

Severity

The degree of intensity or seriousness of a disease, condition, or event.

Pain Scale

A method of assessing a patient's pain intensity, often through numerical ratings or descriptive qualifiers.

Pain Rating

A method employed by healthcare professionals to measure a patient's pain intensity, often using scales such as the Numeric Pain Rating Scale or the Visual Analog Scale.