Test a Hypothesis Regarding Three or More Means Using One $\mu ^ { 2 }$

question 33

Multiple Choice

Test a Hypothesis Regarding Three or More Means Using One -Way ANOVA
-Which of the following is not an example of a mean square?

• A) \(\mu ^ { 2 }\)
• B) \(\frac { n _ { 1 } ( \bar { x } 1 - \bar { x } ) + n _ { 2 } ( \bar { x } 2 - \bar { x } ) + \ldots + n _ { k } ( \bar { x } k - \bar { x } ) } { k - 1 }\)
• C) \(\sigma ^ { 2 }\)
• D) \(\frac { \left( \mathrm { n } _ { 1 } - 1 \right) \mathrm { s } _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } + \left( \mathrm { n } _ { 2 } - 1 \right) \mathrm { s } _ { 2 } ^ { 2 } + \ldots + \left( \mathrm { n } _ { \mathrm { k } } - 1 \right) \mathrm { s } _ { \mathrm { k } } ^ { 2 } } { \mathrm { n } - \mathrm { k } }\)

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