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Section
10.5
One-Way ANOVA:
Comparing Several
Sample Means
Focus Points
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The data in Table 10-17 record the total of the test scores
for each person over the entire project.
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Using the specific data given in Table 10-17 for the dream
example, we have
k=3
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The numerator for the total variation for all groups in our
dream example is SSTOT = 134. What interpretation can we
give to SSTOT?
If we let
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Under the null hypothesis (that all groups come from the
same normal distribution), SSTOT =
represents the numerator of the sample variance for all
groups.
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where, as before, N = n1 + n2 + + nk
xi = sum of data in group i
xTOT = sum of data from all groups
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Using Equations (6) and (7) and the data of Table 10-17
with k = 3, we have
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Figure 10-18
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