A market researcher is studying the spending habits of people across age groups. The amount of money spent by each individual is classified by spending category (Dining out, Shopping, or Electronics) and generation (Gen-X, Gen-Y, Gen-Z, or Baby Boomers). The data and an incomplete ANOVA table are shown below. The value of SSE is ________.
A) 46,869
B) 159,860
C) 116,767
D) 1,321,831

Question

A market researcher is studying the spending habits of people across age groups. The amount of money spent by each individual is classified by spending category (Dining out, Shopping, or Electronics) and generation (Gen-X, Gen-Y, Gen-Z, or Baby Boomers). The data and an incomplete ANOVA table are shown below.   The value of SSE is ________.
A) 46,869 
B) 159,860 
C) 116,767 
D) 1,321,831

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find SSE, we need to subtract the sum of squares of treatments (SST) from the total sum of squares (SSTO). From the incomplete ANOVA table provided, we can see that SSTO = 1,676,530 and SST = 1,559,763. Therefore, SSE = SSTO - SST = 116,767.

A Market Researcher Is Studying the Spending Habits of People