Question 1

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing).   At α = .05,the difference between group means is

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A) highly significant. 
B) barely significant. 
C) not quite significant. 
D) clearly insignificant. 
A) highly significant. 
B) barely significant. 
C) not quite significant. 
D) clearly insignificant.

Question 2

In an ANOVA,when would the F-test statistic be zero?

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A) When there is no difference in the variances 
B) When the treatment means are the same 
C) When the observations are normally distributed 
D) The F-test statistic cannot ever be zero 
A) When there is no difference in the variances 
B) When the treatment means are the same 
C) When the observations are normally distributed 
D) The F-test statistic cannot ever be zero

Question 3

Levene's test for homogeneity of variance is attractive because it does not depend on the assumption of normality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which is not an assumption of ANOVA?

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A) Normality of the populations 
B) Homogeneous variances 
C) Equal treatment effects 
D) Independent observations 
A) Normality of the populations 
B) Homogeneous variances 
C) Equal treatment effects 
D) Independent observations

Question 5

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing). ANOVA Table
  The number of treatment groups is

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A) 5 
B) 4 
C) 3 
D) impossible to ascertain from given information. 
A) 5 
B) 4 
C) 3 
D) impossible to ascertain from given information.

Question 6

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing).   SS for between-groups variation will be

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A) 129.99 
B) 630.83 
C) 1233.4 
D) We cannot tell from given information. 
A) 129.99 
B) 630.83 
C) 1233.4 
D) We cannot tell from given information.

Question 7

After performing a one-factor ANOVA test,John noticed that the sample standard deviations for his four groups were,respectively,33,24,79,and 35.John should

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A) feel confident in his ANOVA test. 
B) use Hartley's test to check his assumptions. 
C) use an independent samples t-test instead of ANOVA. 
D) use a paired t-test instead of ANOVA. 
A) feel confident in his ANOVA test. 
B) use Hartley's test to check his assumptions. 
C) use an independent samples t-test instead of ANOVA. 
D) use a paired t-test instead of ANOVA.

Question 8

Which is a characteristic of the Kruskal-Wallis test?

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A) It is rarely used because it assumes normality. 
B) It assumes equal population means. 
C) It is useful in comparing the medians in c groups. 
D) It requires at least 5 groups of identical size. 
A) It is rarely used because it assumes normality. 
B) It assumes equal population means. 
C) It is useful in comparing the medians in c groups. 
D) It requires at least 5 groups of identical size.

Question 9

Which statement is incorrect?

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A) We need a Tukey test because ANOVA does not tell which pairs of means differ. 
B) Hartley's test is needed to determine whether the means of the groups differ. 
C) ANOVA assumes equal variances in the c groups being compared. 
A) We need a Tukey test because ANOVA does not tell which pairs of means differ. 
B) Hartley's test is needed to determine whether the means of the groups differ. 
C) ANOVA assumes equal variances in the c groups being compared.

Question 10

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing).   Assuming equal group sizes,the number of observations in each group is

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A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 6 
A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 6

Question 11

Systolic blood pressure of randomly selected HMO patients was recorded on a particular Wednesday,with the results shown here.An ANOVA test was performed using these data.   Degrees of freedom for the between-treatments sum of squares would be

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A) 3 
B) 19 
C) 17 
D) It depends on α. 
A) 3 
B) 19 
C) 17 
D) It depends on α.

Question 12

Using one-factor ANOVA with 30 observations,we find at α = .05 that we cannot reject the null hypothesis of equal means.We increase the sample size from 30 observations to 60 observations and obtain the same value for the sample F-test statistic.Which is correct?

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A) We might now be able to reject the null hypothesis. 
B) We surely must reject H0 for 60 observations 
C) We cannot reject H0 since we obtained the same F-value. 
D) It is impossible to get the same F-value for n = 60 as for n = 30. 
A) We might now be able to reject the null hypothesis. 
B) We surely must reject H0 for 60 observations 
C) We cannot reject H0 since we obtained the same F-value. 
D) It is impossible to get the same F-value for n = 60 as for n = 30.

Question 13

One-factor ANOVA stacked data for five groups will be arranged in five separate columns.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Tukey's test compares pairs of treatment means in an ANOVA.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing).   The sample size is

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A) 20 
B) 23 
C) 24 
D) 21 
A) 20 
B) 23 
C) 24 
D) 21

Question 16

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the F distribution?

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A) It is always right-skewed. 
B) It describes the ratio of two variances. 
C) It is a family based on two sets of degrees of freedom. 
D) It is negative when s12 is smaller than s22. 
A) It is always right-skewed. 
B) It describes the ratio of two variances. 
C) It is a family based on two sets of degrees of freedom. 
D) It is negative when s12 is smaller than s22.

Question 17

Hartley's test is the largest sample mean divided by the smallest sample mean.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Kruskal-Wallis test is analogous to the one-factor ANOVA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

One-factor analysis of variance

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A) requires that the number of observations in each group be identical. 
B) has less power when the number of observations per group is not identical. 
C) is extremely sensitive to slight departures from normality. 
D) is a generalization of the t-test for paired observations. 
A) requires that the number of observations in each group be identical. 
B) has less power when the number of observations per group is not identical. 
C) is extremely sensitive to slight departures from normality. 
D) is a generalization of the t-test for paired observations.

Question 20

Degrees of freedom for the between-group variation in a one-factor ANOVA with n1 = 8,n2 = 5,n3 = 7,n4 = 9 would be

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A) 28 
B) 3 
C) 29 
D) 4 
A) 28 
B) 3 
C) 29 
D) 4

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing). At α = .05,the difference between group means is

In an ANOVA,when would the F-test statistic be zero?

Levene's test for homogeneity of variance is attractive because it does not depend on the assumption of normality.

Which is not an assumption of ANOVA?

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing). ANOVA Table The number of treatment groups is

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing). SS for between-groups variation will be

After performing a one-factor ANOVA test,John noticed that the sample standard deviations for his four groups were,respectively,33,24,79,and 35.John should

Which is a characteristic of the Kruskal-Wallis test?

Which statement is incorrect?

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing). Assuming equal group sizes,the number of observations in each group is

Systolic blood pressure of randomly selected HMO patients was recorded on a particular Wednesday,with the results shown here.An ANOVA test was performed using these data. Degrees of freedom for the between-treatments sum of squares would be

Using one-factor ANOVA with 30 observations,we find at α = .05 that we cannot reject the null hypothesis of equal means.We increase the sample size from 30 observations to 60 observations and obtain the same value for the sample F-test statistic.Which is correct?

One-factor ANOVA stacked data for five groups will be arranged in five separate columns.

Tukey's test compares pairs of treatment means in an ANOVA.

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing). The sample size is

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the F distribution?

Hartley's test is the largest sample mean divided by the smallest sample mean.

The Kruskal-Wallis test is analogous to the one-factor ANOVA.

One-factor analysis of variance

Degrees of freedom for the between-group variation in a one-factor ANOVA with n1 = 8,n2 = 5,n3 = 7,n4 = 9 would be

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Exam 11: Analysis of Variance

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing). At α = .05,the difference between group means is

In an ANOVA,when would the F-test statistic be zero?

Levene's test for homogeneity of variance is attractive because it does not depend on the assumption of normality.

Which is not an assumption of ANOVA?

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing). ANOVA Table The number of treatment groups is

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing). SS for between-groups variation will be

After performing a one-factor ANOVA test,John noticed that the sample standard deviations for his four groups were,respectively,33,24,79,and 35.John should

Which is a characteristic of the Kruskal-Wallis test?

Which statement is incorrect?

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing). Assuming equal group sizes,the number of observations in each group is

Systolic blood pressure of randomly selected HMO patients was recorded on a particular Wednesday,with the results shown here.An ANOVA test was performed using these data. Degrees of freedom for the between-treatments sum of squares would be

Using one-factor ANOVA with 30 observations,we find at α = .05 that we cannot reject the null hypothesis of equal means.We increase the sample size from 30 observations to 60 observations and obtain the same value for the sample F-test statistic.Which is correct?

One-factor ANOVA stacked data for five groups will be arranged in five separate columns.

Tukey's test compares pairs of treatment means in an ANOVA.

Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing). The sample size is

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the F distribution?

Hartley's test is the largest sample mean divided by the smallest sample mean.

The Kruskal-Wallis test is analogous to the one-factor ANOVA.

One-factor analysis of variance

Degrees of freedom for the between-group variation in a one-factor ANOVA with n1 = 8,n2 = 5,n3 = 7,n4 = 9 would be

Overview of Statistics

Data Collection

Describing Data Visually

Descriptive Statistics

Probability

Discrete Probability Distributions

Continuous Probability Distributions

Sampling Distributions and Estimation

One-Sample Hypothesis Tests

Two-Sample Hypothesis Tests

Simple Regression

Multiple Regression

Chi-Square Tests

Filters