Exam 16: Analysis of Variance

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In a completely randomised design, 12 experimental units were assigned to the first treatment, 15 units to the second treatment, and 18 units to the third treatment. A partial ANOVA table is shown below: Source of Variation SS df MS F Treatments * * * 9 Error * * 35 Total * * Fill in the blanks (identified by asterisks) in the above ANOVA table.

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A survey is to be conducted to compare the superannuation contributions made by employees from three Victorian universities. Employees are to be randomly selected from each of the three universities and the dollar amounts of their contributions recorded. The ANOVA model most likely to fit this situation is the randomised block design.

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In single-factor analysis of variance, if large differences exist among the sample means, it is then reasonable to: A. reject the null hypothesis. B. reject the alternative hypothesis. C. fail to reject the null hypothesis. D. None of these choices are correct.

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The sum of squares for treatments, SST, achieves its smallest value (zero) when all the sample means are equal.

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Which of the following is the primary interest of designing a randomised block experiment? A. Reduce the variation among blocks. B. Reduce the within-treatments variation to more easily detect differences among the treatment means. C. Increase the between-treatments variation to more easily detect differences among the treatment means. D. Increase the total sum of squares.

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