document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=208457>Question 208457</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073272962/algebrahomeworkh>statistical techniques in business and economics</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given the following sample information, test the hypothesis that the treatment means are equal at the .05 significance level.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Treatment 1	Treatment 2	Treatment 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3	9	6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2	6	3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5	5	5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1	6	5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3	8	5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1	5	4<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 	4	1<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 	7	5<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 	6	 <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 	4	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.	State the null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.	What is the decision rule? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.	Compute SST, SSE, and SS total. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.	Complete an ANOVA table.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.	State your decision regarding the null hypothesis. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.	If H0 is rejected, can we conclude that treatment 2 and treatment 3 differ? Use the 95 percent level of confidence<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Treatment 1 Treatment 2 Treatment 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 9 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 6 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 5 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 6 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 8 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 5 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. State the null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ho: the three means are equal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ha: at least one of the means is different than the other two<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Run an ANOVA program to answer the following questions:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. What is the decision rule?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the p-value is less than 5% reject Ho.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. Compute SST, SSE, and SS total. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. Complete an ANOVA table.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. State your decision regarding the null hypothesis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the p-value is 0.0683..., do not reject Ho.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6. If H0 is rejected, can we conclude that treatment 2 and treatment 3 differ? Use the 95 percent level of confidence<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ho is not rejected.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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