Find the Critical $$\mathrm { F } _ { 0 }$$

Multiple Choice

Find the critical $$\mathrm { F } _ { 0 }$$ -value to test the claim that the populations have the same mean. Use $$\alpha = 0.05 \text {. }$$ $$\begin{array} { l c l } \hline \text { Brand 1 } & \text { Brand 2 } & \text { Brand 3 } \\\hline \mathrm { n } = 8 & \mathrm { n } = 8 & \mathrm { n } = 8 \\\overline { \mathrm { x } } = 3.0 & \overline { \mathrm { x } } = 2.6 & \overline { \mathrm { x } } = 2.6 \\\mathrm {~s} = 0.50 & \mathrm {~s} = 0.60 & \mathrm {~s} = 0.55 \\\hline\end{array}$$

A) 3.47
B) 3.210
C) 2.819
D) 1.892