Ten observations were selected from each of 3 populations, and an analysis of variance was performed on the data. The following are the results:
Source of Variation SS df MS F
BetweenTreatments 82.4
WithinTreatments 158.4
(Error)
What are the null and alternative hypotheses in this situation?
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Using a = .05, test to see if there is a significant difference among the means of the three populations (using either the p-value or critical value approach). In other words, what conclusion can you make about whether there is or is not enough evidence to reject the null hypothesis?