A Study Has Been Conducted to Determine Whether the Mean

question 157

Essay

A study has been conducted to determine whether the mean spending for recreational activities during the month of August differs for residents of three cities. Random samples of 30 people were selected from each city and their spending on recreation was recorded during August. The following output was generated using Excel: ANOVA: Single Factor The Excel output shows that the null hypothesis of equal means should be rejected. Given this, perform the appropriate method for determining which population means are different. Conduct the test using an alpha = 0.05 level.

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