The Following Table Shows the Mileage for Four Different Cars

question 30

Essay

The following table shows the mileage for four different cars and three different brands of gas. Assuming no effect from the interaction between car and brand of gas, test the claim that the three brands of gas provide the same mean gas mileage. Use a 0.05 significance level. $$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { l | l l l } & \text { Brand 1 } & \text { Brand 2 } & \text { Brand 3 } \\\hline \text { Car 1 } & 22.4 & 25.2 & 24.3 \\\text { Car 2 } & 19 & 18.6 & 19.8 \\\text { Car 3 } & 24.6 & 25 & 25.4 \\\text { Car 4 } & 23.5 & 23.6 & 24.1\end{array}\\\\\begin{array} { l r r r r c } \text { Source } & \text { DF } & \text { SS } & \text { MS } & \text { F } & \text { p } \\\text { Car } & 3 & 61.249 & 20.416 & 39.033 & 0.000249 \\\text { Gas } & 2 & 2.222 & 1.111 & 2.124 & 0.200726 \\\text { Error } & 6 & 3.138 & 0.523 & & \\\text { Total } & 11 & 66.609 & & &\end{array}\end{array}$$

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Incentive

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Blocking Variable

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Supermarket Chains

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Type of Item

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