A Manufacturer of Automobile Transmissions Uses Three Different Processes

question 56

Multiple Choice

A manufacturer of automobile transmissions uses three different processes. Management ordered a study of the production costs to see if there is a difference among the three processes. A summary of the findings is shown next. In an ANOVA table,what are the degrees of freedom for the error source of variation?

• A)3
• B)10
• C)27
• D)30

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