Data from a Randomized Block Design Are Shown in the Following

question 8

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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