Data Set 13-5: An F value of 2.75 was obtained when an interaction mean square was divided by a error mean square. The degrees of freedom were 4 and 24.
-Refer to Data Set 13-5. With ? = .05, the null hypothesis for the interaction should be
A) retained
B) rejected
C) cannot tell from the information given.

Question

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The F value of 2.75 with degrees of freedom 4 and 24 does not exceed the critical F value at the .05 significance level (approximately 2.78), so the null hypothesis for the interaction should be retained.

Data Set 13-5: an F Value of 2