Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement $\alpha = 0.05$

question 5

Short Answer

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
-A realtor wishes to compare the annual property taxes (in dollars) of houses in 4 different cities, all of which are priced approximately the same. The data are listed below. Use the Kruskal-Wallis test to test the hypothesis that there is no difference in the distribution of the populations. Use $\alpha = 0.05$ .
$\begin{array}{cccc}\text { City 1 } & \text { City 2 } & \text { City 3 } & \text { City 4 } \\\hline 2160 & 1790 & 1540 & 2410 \\1990 & 1550 & 1680 & 2360 \\2010 & 1700 & 1590 & 2610 \\2220 & 1660 & 1610 & 2160 \\1910 & 1710 & 1510 & 2010 \\2060 & & 1760 & 2210 \\& & 1660 & 2360 \\& & & 2260 \\\hline\end{array}$

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