Using the Following One-Way ANOVA Summary Table, What Is the Researcher's

question 31

Multiple Choice

Using the following one-way ANOVA summary table, what is the researcher's conclusion, and what possible error is attached to this decision? (? = .05) $\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Source of variation } & \text { SS } & \text { df } & \text { MS } & \text { F } & \text { P } \\\hline \text { Between } & 200 & 4 & \text { B } & \text { D } & .01 \\\hline \text { Within } & \text { A } & 80 & \text { C } & & \\\hline \text { Total } & 1000 & & & & \\\hline\end{array}$

• A) Retain the null hypothesis, Type I error
• B) Retain the null hypothesis, Type II error
• C) Reject the null hypothesis, Type II error
• D) Reject the null hypothesis, Type I error

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Definitions:

Status Group

A group of individuals who share a similar social status, often determined by their occupation, income, or education level.

Stratification System

The hierarchical arrangement of individuals in society based on wealth, power, race, education, etc., determining their social status or class.

Feudalism

A historical system of political and military obligations among warriors and lords, characterized by the exchange of land for service during the Middle Ages.

Davis and Moore

Sociologists who proposed a theory that social stratification is beneficial for the operation of a society.