Given Below Are the Analysis of Variance Results from a Minitab

question 24

Multiple Choice

Given below are the analysis of variance results from a Minitab display. to use a 0.05 significance level in testing the null hypothesis that the different samples come from populations with the same mean. Identify the P-value. $$\begin{array} { l | r | c | l | c | c } \text { Source } & \boldsymbol { D F } & \boldsymbol { S S } & \boldsymbol { M S } & \boldsymbol { F } & \boldsymbol { p } \\\hline \text { Factor } & 3 & 13.500 & 4.500 & 5.17 & 0.011 \\\hline \text { Error } & 16 & 13.925 & 0.870 & & \\\hline \text { Total } & 19 & 27.425 & & &\end{array}$$

• A) 4.500
• B) 5.17
• C) 0.870
• D) 0.011

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