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

Analyze the effects of demand changes on industry growth, prices, and firm entry or exit in the long run.

Understand how industry characteristics influence the shape of the long-run industry supply curve.

Recognize the process and outcomes of resource allocation in perfectly competitive markets.

Identify the factors leading to movements along or shifts of the long-run average cost curve in response to industry dynamics.

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