In order to compare the life expectancies of three different brands of printers, eight
printers of each brand were randomly selected. Part of the resulting Analysis of Variance table is presented below:
Source of
Variation
Sum of squares
Degrees of freedom
Mean square
F-statistic
p-value
Printer Brand
?
2
0.0081
Error
770
Total
1218
23
We are interested in comparing the mean life expectancies for the three brands of printer using a significance levelα=0.05 .
c. Given the p-value provided in the Analysis of Variance table, decide whether to reject H0in favour of Haor to fail to reject H0.
d. Based on your decision in part (c), write your conclusion for the test in the context of the situation. Be specific.
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