Recently, a Department Store Chain Was Interested in Determining If

Multiple Choice

Recently, a department store chain was interested in determining if there was a difference in the mean number of customers who enter the three stores in Seattle. The analysts set up a study in which the number of people entering the stores was counted depending on whether the day of the week was Saturday, Sunday, or a weekday. The following data were collected: Given this format and testing using an alpha level equal to 0.05, which of the following statements is true?

A) The total degrees of freedom is 9.
B) The between blocks degrees of freedom equals 8.
C) The between samples degrees of freedom equals 3.
D) The within sample degrees of freedom equals 4.