document.write( "Question 1199896: 3.A researcher wishes to try three different techniques to lower the blood pressure of individuals diagnosed with high blood pressure. The subjects are randomly assigned to three groups; the first group takes medication, the second group exercises, and the third group follows a special diet. After four weeks, the reduction in each person’s blood pressure is recorded. At =0.05, test the claim that there is no difference in average blood pressure among the three groups. The data are\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Medication 10 12 9 12 14
\n" ); document.write( "Exercise 6 8 3 1 2 4
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We will perform a one-way ANOVA test to compare the means of the three groups (Medication, Exercise, and Diet) to determine if there is a statistically significant difference among their average blood pressure reductions. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "### **Step 1: State the Hypotheses**
\n" ); document.write( "- **Null Hypothesis (\(H_0\))**: There is no difference in the average blood pressure reductions among the three groups (\(\mu_1 = \mu_2 = \mu_3\)).
\n" ); document.write( "- **Alternative Hypothesis (\(H_a\))**: At least one group has a significantly different mean.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "### **Step 2: Organize the Data**
\n" ); document.write( "Groups and their reductions:
\n" ); document.write( "- **Medication**: \(10, 12, 9, 12, 14\) (\(n_1 = 5\))
\n" ); document.write( "- **Exercise**: \(6, 8, 3, 1, 2, 4\) (\(n_2 = 6\))
\n" ); document.write( "- **Diet**: \(5, 9, 12, 8, 6, 7\) (\(n_3 = 6\))\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "### **Step 3: Calculate Group Means and Overall Mean**
\n" ); document.write( "- \( \bar{X}_1 = \frac{10 + 12 + 9 + 12 + 14}{5} = 11.4 \)
\n" ); document.write( "- \( \bar{X}_2 = \frac{6 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 4}{6} = 4 \)
\n" ); document.write( "- \( \bar{X}_3 = \frac{5 + 9 + 12 + 8 + 6 + 7}{6} = 7.8333 \)
\n" ); document.write( "- Overall mean (\(\bar{X}_{\text{overall}}\)):
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\n" ); document.write( "\bar{X}_{\text{overall}} = \frac{\text{Sum of all values}}{\text{Total number of values}} = \frac{(10+12+9+12+14+6+8+3+1+2+4+5+9+12+8+6+7)}{17} = 7.8824
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "### **Step 4: Calculate Sum of Squares**
\n" ); document.write( "1. **Total Sum of Squares (\(SS_{\text{total}}\))**:
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\n" ); document.write( "SS_{\text{total}} = \sum(X_i - \bar{X}_{\text{overall}})^2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. **Between-Group Sum of Squares (\(SS_{\text{between}}\))**:
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\n" ); document.write( "SS_{\text{between}} = \sum n_i (\bar{X}_i - \bar{X}_{\text{overall}})^2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3. **Within-Group Sum of Squares (\(SS_{\text{within}}\))**:
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\n" ); document.write( "SS_{\text{within}} = \sum(X_i - \bar{X}_i)^2
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