Recently, a Department Store Chain Was Interested in Determining If

question 57

Multiple Choice

Recently, a department store chain was interested in determining if there was a difference in the mean number of customers who enter the three stores in Seattle. The analysts set up a study in which the number of people entering the stores was counted depending on whether the day of the week was Saturday, Sunday, or a weekday. The following data were collected: Given this format and testing using an alpha level equal to 0.05, which of the following statements is true?

• A) The total degrees of freedom is 9.
• B) The between blocks degrees of freedom equals 8.
• C) The between samples degrees of freedom equals 3.
• D) The within sample degrees of freedom equals 4.

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Definitions:

Right to Privacy

The right to be free from intrusion or interference by others in one's personal affairs.

Supreme Court

The highest judicial court in a country or jurisdiction, which has the ultimate authority to adjudicate in appeals on the interpretation of laws.

Establishment Clause

A part of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits the government from establishing an official religion or unduly favoring one religion over others.

Free Exercise Clause

A provision in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits the government from interfering with an individual's right to practice their religion.