A Horticulturist Wants to Test the Effectiveness of Four Types

question 34

Multiple Choice

A horticulturist wants to test the effectiveness of four types of fertilizer on the growth rate of Bermuda grass.Six sections of grass are randomly assigned to each of the four fertilizer types,and the rate of growth for each section is measured.Calculate
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And the F-ratio.Can you reject
Using α = 0.05? The ANOVA table is listed below.

• A) = 56.793; = 8.711;F-Ratio = 6.520;No,do not reject Using α = 0.05.
• B) = 70.992; = 8.711;F-Ratio = 8.150;Yes,reject Using α = 0.05.
• C) = 56.793; = 8.296;F-Ratio = 6.846;No,do not reject Using α = 0.05.
• D) = 94.655; = 8.711;F-Ratio = 10.866;Yes,reject Using α = 0.05.
• E) = 94.655; = 8.296;F-Ratio = 11.410;Yes,reject Using α = 0.05.

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