A Hunting Supply Store Is Interested in Knowing Whether Three

question 20

Multiple Choice

A hunting supply store is interested in knowing whether three different brands of goose decoys are equally effective in attracting geese.Each goose decoy is randomly assigned to five hunters,and the order of each experiment is also randomized.An experiment consists of a hunter using one goose decoy with time as the dependent variable.Calculate MST,MSE and the F-ratio.Can you reject H0 using α = 0.05? The ANOVA table is listed below. Analysis of Variance
Source Sum-of-Squares df Mean-Square F-ratio P-value
CallBrand 8.933
Error 6.800
Total 15.733

• A)MST = 4.467; MSE = 0.486; F-Ratio = 9.191; Yes,reject H0 using α = 0.05.
• B)MST = 4.467; MSE = 0.523; F-Ratio = 8.541; Yes,reject H0 using α = 0.05.
• C)MST = 2.978; MSE = 0.567; F-Ratio = 5.252; No,do not reject H0 using α = 0.05.
• D)MST = 4.467; MSE = 0.567; F-Ratio = 7.878; Yes,reject H0 using α = 0.05.
• E)MST = 2.978; MSE = 0.486; F-Ratio = 6.128; No,do not reject H0 using α = 0.05.