A Group of 36 Subjects Was Equally Divided into 3 $\bar { X } _ { 1 } = 9 , \bar { X } _ { 2 } = 2 , M S _ { \text {error } } = 50$

Multiple Choice

A group of 36 subjects was equally divided into 3 groups. A Tukey HSD produced a value that led to the conclusion that Mean 1 was significantly larger than Mean 2, p < .05. Which of the following situations would lead to such a conclusion?

A) $\bar { X } _ { 1 } = 9 , \bar { X } _ { 2 } = 2 , M S _ { \text {error } } = 50$
B) $\bar { X } _ { 1 } = 24 , \bar { X } _ { 2 } = 14 , M S _ { \text {error } } = 84$
C) both of the descriptive alternatives are correct
D) neither of the descriptive alternatives are correct.