A Realtor Wishes to Compare the Square Footage of Houses

Essay

A realtor wishes to compare the square footage of houses in 4 different towns, all of which are pricedapproximately the same. The data are listed below. Can the realtor conclude that the mean square footage inthe four towns are equal? Use α = 0.01. $$\begin{array} { c c c c } \hline \text { Town 1 } & \text { Town 2 } & \text { Town } 3 & \text { Town 4 } \\\hline 2150 & 1780 & 1530 & 2400 \\2000 & 1540 & 1670 & 2350 \\1980 & 1690 & 1580 & 2600 \\2210 & 1650 & 1600 & 2150 \\1900 & & 1500 & 2000 \\& & 1750 & 2200 \\& & & 2350 \\\hline\end{array}$$