Given Below Are the Analysis of Variance Results from a Minitab

question 14

Multiple Choice

Given below are the analysis of variance results from a Minitab display. Assume that you want to use a 0.05 significance level in testing the null hypothesis that the different samples come from populations with the same mean.
- $$\begin{array} { l r c c c c } \text { Source } & \text { DF } & \text { SS } & \text { MS } & \text { F } & \text { p } \\\text { Factor } & 3 & 13.500 & 4.500 & 5.17 & 0.011 \\\text { Error } & 16 & 13.925 & 0.870 & & \\\text { Total } & 19 & 27.425 & & &\end{array}$$ Find the critical value.

• A)3.24
• B)8.70
• C)5.42
• D)3.06

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