BigShots, Inc $\alpha$ = 005, the Appropriate Decision Is ___ $\mu$ ₁= $\mu$

Multiple Choice

BigShots, Inc. is a specialty e-tailer that operates 87 catalogue websites on the Internet. Kevin Conn, Sales Director, feels that the style (colour scheme, graphics, fonts, etc.) of a website may affect its sales. He chooses three levels of design style (colour neon, old world, and sophisticated) and randomly assigns six catalogue websites to each design style. Analysis of Kevin's data yielded the following ANOVA table: Using $\alpha$ = 0.05, the appropriate decision is ___.

A) do not reject the null hypothesis $\mu$ ₁= $\mu$ ₂= $\mu$ ₃
B) do not reject the null hypothesis $\mu$ ₁ $\neq$$\mu$ ₂ $\neq$ $\mu$ ₃
C) reject the null hypothesis $\mu$ ₁ $\ge$$\mu$ ₂ $\ge$$\mu$ ₃
D) reject the null hypothesis $\mu$ ₁ $\le$ $\mu$ ₂ $\le$$\mu$ ₃
E) do nothing