Given Below Are the Analysis of Variance Results from a Minitab

question 129

Multiple Choice

Given below are the analysis of variance results from a Minitab display. to use a 0.05 significance level in testing the null hypothesis that the different samples come
From populations with the same mean. Identify the p-value. $\begin{array}{l|r|r|r|c|c}\text { Source } & \boldsymbol{D F} & \boldsymbol{S S} & \boldsymbol{M S} & \boldsymbol{F} & \boldsymbol{p} \\\hline \text { Factor } & 3 & 30 & 10.00 & 1.6 & 0.264 \\\hline \text { Error } & 8 & 50 & 6.25 & & \\\hline \text { Total } & 11 & 80 & & &\end{array}$

• A) \(10.00\)
• B) \(6.25\)
• C) \(1.6\)
• D) \(0.264\)

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