Simplify

question 73

Essay

Simplify:

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Definitions:

Factor A

In experimental design, a variable that is deliberately manipulated to observe its effect on a dependent variable, often referred to as an independent variable.

Critical Value

The threshold value that a test statistic must exceed in order to reject the null hypothesis in a statistical test.

Df

Short for degrees of freedom, it refers to the number of independent values in a calculation that are free to vary.

Mean Square

The average of the squares of the differences between the observed and expected values, used in various statistical methods, such as ANOVA.