Four Different Types of Fertilizers Are Used on Raspberry Plants $$\text { Use } \alpha = .05$$

question 8

Essay

Four different types of fertilizers are used on raspberry plants. The number of raspberries
on each randomly selected plant is given below. Use the Kruskal-Wallis H-test to test the
claim that there is no difference in the distribution of the populations. $$\text { Use } \alpha = .05$$ $$\begin{array} { c c c c } \hline \text { Fertilizer 1 } & \text { Fertilizer 2 } & \text { Fertilizer 3 } & \text { Fertilizer 4 } \\\hline 13 & 12 & 13 & 10 \\12 & 15 & 10 & 12 \\13 & 12 & 11 & 10 \\14 & 12 & 10 & 11 \\14 & 12 & 9 & 12 \\13 & 13 & 10 & 11 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Overhead

Indirect factory-related costs that are incurred when producing a product, including costs associated with maintenance, utilities, and quality control.

Fixed Selling Expenses

Fixed selling expenses are those costs associated with selling a product that do not change with the level of production or sales, such as salary of sales staff and rent for office space.

Administrative Expenses

Administrative expenses are the costs associated with the general administration of a business, such as salaries of office staff, utilities, and rent.

Schedule of Expected Cash Collections

A detailed projection of the amounts and timing of cash inflows from receivables anticipated to be collected.