If an F ratio is ______ the critical value, I will ______ the null hypothesis and conclude that ______.
A) less than; not reject; the groups are not all equal to each other
B) greater than; reject; the groups are not all equal to each other
C) less than; reject; the groups do not differ significantly from each other
D) greater than; reject; all of the groups are different from each other

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When an F ratio is greater than the critical value, it indicates that the variability between groups is greater than the variability within groups. This means that the null hypothesis of no difference between groups can be rejected, and it can be concluded that the groups are not all equal to each other. Therefore, option B is the correct choice.

If an F Ratio Is ______ the Critical Value, I