Refer to the Following Partial ANOVA Results from Excel (Some

question 11

Multiple Choice

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing) . The response variable was Y = maximum amount of water pumped from wells (gallons per minute) . $$\begin{array} { | l | r | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Source of Variation } & { S S } & d f & M S & F \\\hline \text { Depth of well } & 2450 & 2 & 1225 & \\\hline \text { Age of well } & 364.667 & & & 3.8371 \\\hline \text { Interaction } & 32.667 & 4 & & 0.1719 \\\hline \text { Error } & 855.333 & 18 & 47.519 & \\\hline \text { Total } & 3702.667 & 26 & & \\\hline\end{array}$$ The MS for age of well is:

• A)185.23.
• B)179.26.
• C)180.25.
• D)182.33.

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