Four Independent Samples of 100 Values Each Are Randomly Drawn $\mu _ { 1 } = \mu _ { 2 } = \mu _ { 3 } = \mu _ { 4 }$

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Essay

Four independent samples of 100 values each are randomly drawn from populations that are normally
distributed with equal variances. You wish to test the claim that $\mu _ { 1 } = \mu _ { 2 } = \mu _ { 3 } = \mu _ { 4 }$ i) If you test the individual claims $\mu _ { 1 } = \mu _ { 2 } , \mu _ { 1 } = \mu _ { 3 } , \mu _ { 1 } = \mu _ { 4 } , \ldots , \mu _ { 3 } = \mu _ { 4 }$ , how many ways can you pair off
the 4 means?
ii) Assume that the tests are independent and that for each test of equality between two means, there is a 0.99
probability of not making a type I error. If all possible pairs of means are tested for equality, what is the
probability of making no type I errors?
iii) If you use analysis of variance to test the claim that $\mu _ { 1 } = \mu _ { 2 } = \mu _ { 3 } = \mu _ { 4 }$ at the 0.01 level of significance, what
is the probability of not making a type I error?

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