document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=170361>Question 170361</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780072966930/algebrahomeworkh>Applied Statistics in Business and Economics</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need some assistance with this question, I don't think it the process to answer it as I am making it to be so I could use an answer to compare to. Also, my computer with Excel to use the statistics part of the program is broken so I am doing everything long hand. Thank you for your help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In a bumper test, three types of autos were deliberately crashed into a barrier at 5 mph, and the resulting damage (in dollars) was estimated. Five test vehichles of each type were crashed, with the results shown below. Research question: Are the mean crash damages the same for these three vehicles?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Goliath 1600, 760, 880, 1950, 1220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Varmint 1290, 1400, 1390, 1850, 950<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Weasel 1090, 2100, 1830, 1250, 1920\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I calucated the mean for each car type, each mean is different, but I am not sure if the question is really asking for more than this. For the Goliath I got a mean of 1062, Varmint 1376, Weasel 1638. Thanks for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #125759 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=125759\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well, I got a different number for the mean on the Goliath group:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Goliath mean = 1282.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On the other two groups, my answer was the same as yours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the question seems to be \"Are the means the same for each group\" and the answer is clearly, no they are not! </SPAN>\n" );
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