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Questions 1 through 4 refer to the following: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is

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Questions 1 through 4 refer to the following:

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a nonspecific intestinal disorder characterized by abdominal pain and irregular bowel habits. Each person in a random sample of 24 patients having periodic attacks of IBS was randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups, A, B, and C. The number of hours of relief while on therapy is recorded for each patient in the table below.

Treatment

A

B

C

4.7

19.5

27.6

14.8

11.2

9.7

10.1

19.4

12.4

11.9

7.8

16.4

11

11.6

23.6

5.7

9.6

10

10.5

13

5

11.2

13.6

28.1

9.988

13.213

16.600

10.847

18.144

77.951

1. Give the value of the test statistic used to test H0: ?A = ?B = ?C.

15.18

-1.96, 1.96

Treatment

A

B

C

4.7

19.5

27.6

14.8

11.2

9.7

10.1

19.4

12.4

11.9

7.8

16.4

11

11.6

23.6

5.7

9.6

10

10.5

13

5

11.2

13.6

28.1


9.988

13.213

16.600


10.847

18.144

77.951

Explanation / Answer

1. e

2. b

3. d

4. b

Anova: Single Factor SUMMARY Groups Count Sum Average Variance Column 1 10 100.735 10.0735 8.510392278 Column 2 10 137.057 13.7057 16.54399779 Column 3 10 227.351 22.7351 437.023409 ANOVA Source of Variation SS df MS F P-value F crit Between Groups 850.1301859 2 425.0650929 2.759698218 0.081187166 3.354130829 Within Groups 4158.700192 27 154.025933 Total 5008.830377 29