Use Software to Conduct the Analysis of Variance Test Do the Data Indicate That There Is a Difference in a Significance

question 21

Multiple Choice

Use software to conduct the analysis of variance test. Use a significance level of 0.05 to test the null hypothesis.
-The data below represent the weight losses for people on three different exercise programs.
$\begin{array}{ccc} \underline{\text { Exercise A}}& \underline{\text { Exercise B}}& \underline{\text { Exercise C }}\\2.5 & 5.8 & 4.3 \\8.8 & 4.9 & 6.2 \\7.3 & 1.1 & 5.8 \\9.8 & 7.8 & 8.5 \\5.1 & 1.2 & 7.9\end{array}$
Do the data indicate that there is a difference in mean weight loss for the three exercise programs?

• A)Yes
• B)No

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