Here Is an Excel ANOVA Table That Summarizes the Results

question 50

Multiple Choice

Here is an Excel ANOVA table that summarizes the results of an experiment to assess the effects of ambient noise level and plant location on worker productivity. The test used ? = 0.05. $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Source of Variation } & \text { SS } & d f & M S & F & P \text {-value } & F \text { crit } \\\hline \text { Plant location } & 3.0075 & 3 & 1.0025 & 2.561 & 0.1199 & 3.862 \\\hline \text { Noise level } & 8.4075 & 3 & 2.8025 & 7.160 & 0.0093 & 3.863 \\\hline \text { Error } & 3.5225 & 9 & 0.3914 & & & \\\hline \text { Total } & 14.9375 & & & & & \\\hline\end{array}$$ The sample size is:

• A)15.
• B)10.
• C)16.
• D)impossible to determine.

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Definitions:

Receptors

Specialized cells or protein molecules that detect and respond to chemical or environmental stimuli, playing a key role in sensory systems.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Ganglion Cells

Neurons located in the retina that receive visual information from photoreceptors via intermediate bipolar cells and transmit it to the brain.

Optic Nerve

The nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain, allowing for the perception of visual stimuli.