The annual dividend rates for a random sample of 16 companies in three different industries,
Utilities, banking, and insurance were recorded. The ANOVA comparing the mean annual dividend
Rate among three industries rejected the null hypothesis that the dividend rates were equal. The
Mean Square Error (MSE) was 3.36. The following table summarized the results:
The interval is [3.38, 8.18]. Based on the comparison between the mean annual dividend rate for
Companies in the utilities and insurance industries, _______________________.
A) a conﬁdence interval shows that the mean annual dividend rates are not signiﬁcantly different
B) the ANOVA results show that the mean annual dividend rates are signiﬁcantly different
C) a conﬁdence interval shows that the mean annual dividend rates are signiﬁcantly different
D) the ANOVA results show that the mean annual dividend rates are not signiﬁcantly different

Question

The annual dividend rates for a random sample of 16 companies in three different industries,
Utilities, banking, and insurance were recorded. The ANOVA comparing the mean annual dividend
Rate among three industries rejected the null hypothesis that the dividend rates were equal. The
Mean Square Error (MSE) was 3.36. The following table summarized the results: 
The interval is [3.38, 8.18]. Based on the comparison between the mean annual dividend rate for
Companies in the utilities and insurance industries, _______________________.
A) a conﬁdence interval shows that the mean annual dividend rates are not signiﬁcantly different 
B) the ANOVA results show that the mean annual dividend rates are signiﬁcantly different 
C) a conﬁdence interval shows that the mean annual dividend rates are signiﬁcantly different 
D) the ANOVA results show that the mean annual dividend rates are not signiﬁcantly different

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

a conﬁdence interval shows that the mean annual dividend rates are signiﬁcantly different

The Annual Dividend Rates for a Random Sample of 16