If the F value indicates that the between-groups variance is not significantly greater than the within-groups variance in an ANOVA, we can conclude that
A) there is random error.
B) the group means are from the same population.
C) the null hypothesis that the differences between the groups are due only to chance can be rejected.
D) there was an error in the calculation.

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When the F value in an ANOVA indicates that the between-groups variance is not significantly greater than the within-groups variance, it suggests that the differences in group means could be due to random chance, implying that the groups do not significantly differ from each other and could be from the same population.

If the F Value Indicates That the Between-Groups Variance Is