A researcher computes the following one-way within-subjects ANOVA table for a study in which k = 3 and n = 12.State the decision at a .05 level of significance.

A) reject the null hypothesis
B) retain the null hypothesis
C) there is not enough information to answer this question

Question

A researcher computes the following one-way within-subjects ANOVA table for a study in which k = 3 and n = 12.State the decision at a .05 level of significance.

A) reject the null hypothesis 
B) retain the null hypothesis 
C) there is not enough information to answer this question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Without the actual F statistic and its associated p-value, we cannot make an exact decision. However, if any F-statistic computed from the data is greater than the critical F value at α = .05, we would reject the null hypothesis. Therefore, the best choice is to reject the null hypothesis.

A Researcher Computes the Following One-Way Within-Subjects ANOVA Table for a Study