The F Statistic Is

question 9

Multiple Choice

The F statistic is

• A) the ratio of between-group variance to within-group variance.
• B) between-groups variance minus within-groups variance.
• C) within-groups variance minus between-groups variance.
• D) a measure of error variance.

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