An Analysis of Variance Is Used to Evaluate the Mean

Multiple Choice

An analysis of variance is used to evaluate the mean differences for a research study comparing four treatments with a separate sample of n = 8 in each treatment.If the data produce an F-ratio of F = 5.50, then which of the following is the correct statistical decision?

A) Reject the null hypothesis with α = .05 but not with α = .01.
B) Reject the null hypothesis with either α = .05 or α = .01.
C) Fail to reject the null hypothesis with either α = .05 or α = .01.
D) There is not enough information to make a statistical decision.