Perform a Kruskal-Wallis Test Using the Critical-Value Approach $\text { Use } \alpha =$

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Perform a Kruskal-Wallis test using the critical-value approach.
-A realtor wishes to compare the square footage of houses in 4 different cities, all of which are priced approximately the same. The data are listed below. Use the Kruskal-Wallis test to test the claim that there is no difference in the distribution of the populations $\text { Use } \alpha =$ 0.05. $\begin{array} { c c c c } \hline \text { City 1 } & \text { City 2 } & \text { City 3 } & \text { City 4 } \\ \hline 2180 & 1810 & 1560 & 2430 \\ 2010 & 1570 & 1700 & 2380 \\ 2030 & 1720 & 1610 & 2630 \\ 2240 & 1680 & 1630 & 2180 \\ 1930 & 1730 & 1530 & 2030 \\ 2080 & & 1780 & 2230 \\ & & 1680 & 2380 \\ & & & 2280 \end{array}$

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