The Following Data Contains Task Completion Times, in Minutes, Categorized

question 49

Essay

The following data contains task completion times, in minutes, categorized according to the gender of the
machine operator and the machine used. $$\begin{array} { l l l } & \text { Male } & \text { Female } \\\text { Machine 1 } & 15,17 & 16,17 \\\text { Machine 2 } & 14,13 & 15,13 \\\text { Machine 3 } & 16,18 & 17,19\end{array}$$ Assume that two-way ANOVA is used to analyze the data. How are the ANOVA results affected if 5 minutes is
added to each completion time?

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