Chapter 12 ANOVA For Homework
Chapter 12 ANOVA For Homework
Chapter 12 ANOVA For Homework
F. Test Statistic
- The test statistics is defined as the ratio of the two mean squares
estimated population variance based
F = on variance among the sample means or F = MSB
estimated population variance based MSW
on variation within samples
The degree of freedom from F Test are dfb = c-1 and dfw = n – c.
The sample sizes need not be equal in all groups
The F test to compare means is always right-tailed.
Example 1: Performing these calculations for the foreign freighter example yields the following.
Determine the computed Fvalue. Compare the Fvalue with the critical table Fvalue and decide whether to
reject the null hypothesis using the α = .05.
Mean 1 = 4.5
Mean 2 = 4
Mean 3 = 7
Mean 4 = 3.4
Grand Mean = 4.85
MSB = 14.12
MSW = 2.76
Fcomputed = 5.12
Anova Table
Source of Variation Df SS MS F
Between 3 42.35 14.12 5.12
Error 16 44.20 2.76
Total 19 86.55
5. Decision Rule:
Since the computed F-value of 5.12 is greater than critical F-values at .05 level of significance,
reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative hypothesis.
6. Since the null hypothesis is rejected, we conclude that there is enough evidence that the three
freights are equal.
Requirement #1)
Example #2: An apple juice manufacturer has developed a new product-a liquid concentrate that,
when mixed with water, produces 1 liter of apple juice. The product has several attractive features. First,
it is more convenient than canned juice, which is the way apple juice is currently sold. Second, because
the apple juice that is sold in cans is made from concentrate, the quality of the new product is at least as
high as that of canned apple juice. Third, the cost of the new product is slightly lower than that of
canned apple juice. The marketing manager must decide how to market the new product. She can
create advertising that emphasizes convenience, quality, or price. To facilitate a decision, she conducts
an experiment in three different small cities. In one city, she launches the product with advertising
stressing the convenience of the concentrate (e.g., easy to carry from store to home and takes up less
room n the freezer). In the second city, the advertisements emphasize the quality of the product
(“average” shoppers are depicted discussing how good the apple juice tastes). Advertising that highlights
the relatively low cost of the liquid concentrate are used in the third city. The number of packages sold
weekly is recorded for the 20 weeks following the beginning of the campaign. These data are listed in
the accompanying table. The marketing manager wants to know whether differences in sales exist
between the three advertising strategies. (We assume that except for the type of advertising, the three
cities are identical.)
Prepare five (5) problems with solution on the following topics, please indicate your sources. No
duplication allowed.
4. Chi-Squre Test
5. Analysis of Variance