An Avid Runner Was Interested in Whether There Is a Significant

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An avid runner was interested in whether there is a significant difference in the average wear (measured in weeks of use) among three brands of running shoes. To answer the question, the runner randomly selected six runners and assigned them to wear each of the three brands of running shoes until the shoes wore out. Each of the runners wore the brands of shoes in a random order. After the data had been recorded, the following output was generated using Minitab: What are the blocks?
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What are the treatments?
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The p-value ______________ indicate significant results.
Is blocking necessary in this problem?
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Justify your answer.
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Use the p-value approach to determine whether there is a significant difference in the average wear between the three brands of running shoes. Let = 0.05.
The p-value ______________ indicate significant results.
______________ of the brands of running shoes has a significantly different average wear than the others.

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