The Following Data Contains Task Completion Times, in Minutes, Categorized

question 145

Essay

The following data contains task completion times, in minutes, categorized according to the
gender of the machine operator and the machine used. $$\begin{array} { l c c } & \text { Male } & \text { Female } \\\text { Machine 1 } & 15,17 & 16,17 \\\text { Machine 2 } & 14,13 & 15,13 \\\text { Machine 3 } & 16,18 & 17,19\end{array}$$ Assume that two-way ANOVA is used to analyze the data. How are the ANOVA results
affected if 5 minutes is added to each completion time?

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Definitions:

Adaptation

A process by which organisms adjust to their environment to enhance survival and reproductive success.

Organisms Change

Organisms change refers to the process of evolution, where species undergo modifications in traits over generations due to genetic variation and natural selection.

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

An 18th-century French naturalist known for his theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics, a hypothesis preceding Darwin's theory of natural selection.

Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.