Data from a Randomized Block Design Are Shown in the Following

question 16

Multiple Choice

Data from a randomized block design are shown in the following table.
Using $\alpha$ = 0.05,the appropriate decision for the treatments is ________.

• A) do not reject the null hypothesis \(\mu\)₁=\(\mu\)₂ = \(\mu\)₃
• B) do not reject the null hypothesis \(\mu\)₁=\(\mu\)₂ = \(\mu\)₃=\(\mu\)₄
• C) do not reject the null hypothesis \(\mu\)₁ \(\ge\)\(\mu\)₂ \(\ge\) \(\mu\)₃\(\ge\) \(\mu\)₄
• D) do not reject the null hypothesis \(\mu\)₁ \(\le\)\(\mu\)₂ \(\le\) \(\mu\)₃
• E) do nothing

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