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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