Instruction 11-3
as Part of an Evaluation Program, a Sporting

question 125

Short Answer

Instruction 11-3
As part of an evaluation program, a sporting goods retailer wanted to compare the downhill coasting speeds of four brands of bicycles. She recorded three trials of each brand and determined their maximum downhill speeds. The results are presented in kilometres per hour in the table below.
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Trial } & \text { Barth } & \text { Tornado } & \text { Reiser } & \text { Shaw } \\\hline 1 & 43 & 37 & 41 & 43 \\\hline 2 & 46 & 38 & 45 & 45 \\\hline 3 & 43 & 39 & 42 & 46 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Referring to Instruction 11-3,the sporting goods retailer decided to perform an ANOVA F test.The amount of total variation or SST is ________.

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Definitions:

Alternative Solutions

Different options or strategies considered in problem-solving or decision-making processes to achieve a desired outcome.

Evaluating Criteria

Standards or benchmarks used to judge the value, importance, or quality of something under consideration.

Classical Decision Making

An approach that assumes decision-makers are fully rational and make choices that maximize value or utility.

Behavioural Decision Making

The process of selecting a course of action among several alternatives based on the psychological and social dynamics of the individual or group involved.