TABLE 11-8 An Important Factor in Selecting Database Software Is the Time

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Short Answer

TABLE 11-8
An important factor in selecting database software is the time required for a user to learn how to use the system. To evaluate three potential brands (A, B and C) of database software, a company designed a test involving five different employees. To reduce variability due to differences among employees, each of the five employees is trained on each of the three different brands. The amount of time (in hours) needed to learn each of the three different brands is given below:

Below is the Excel output for the randomized block design:

-Referring to Table 11-8, the among-block variation or SSBL is ________.

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Definitions:

Amino Acids

Organic compounds containing amine and carboxyl functional groups, serving as the building blocks of proteins.

Nucleotide Sequence

The order of nucleotides in a strand of DNA or RNA, which determines the genetic information carried by that strand.

Amino Acid Sequence

The order of amino acids in a protein, which determines the protein's structure, function, and properties.

Nucleotide Sequence

The order of nucleotides in a segment of DNA or RNA, representing the genetic information of an organism.