Given Below Are the Analysis of Variance Results from a Minitab

question 160

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 value of the test statistic. $\begin{array}{l|r|c|c|c|c}\text { Source } & \boldsymbol{D F} & \boldsymbol{S S} & \boldsymbol{M S} & \boldsymbol{F} & \boldsymbol{p} \\\hline \text { Factor } & 3 & 13.500 & 4.500 & 5.17 & 0.011 \\\hline \text { Error } & 16 & 13.925 & 0.870 & & \\\hline \text { Total } & 19 & 27.425 & & &\end{array}$

• A) \(5.17\)
• B) \(4.500\)
• C) \(13.500\)
• D) \(0.011\)

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