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Your plant manager wants to determine the effect of ice cream flavor run on chan

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Question

Your plant manager wants to determine the effect of ice cream flavor run on changeover time between batches for the three different changeovers that your plant does. You collect the following data. Is there a difference in changeover times based on the flavors? Perform a full hypothesis test at the 0.05 level and state your conclusion.

Chocolate to strawberry

Strawberry to vanilla

Vanilla to chocolate

3.8

3.8

6.1

6.8

4.5

4.3

6.4

4.8

6.8

6

4.9

6.2

5.1

4.3

5.8

6.4

4.9

3.6

3.5

5.9

4

4.1

5.8

3.6

Chocolate to strawberry

Strawberry to vanilla

Vanilla to chocolate

3.8

3.8

6.1

6.8

4.5

4.3

6.4

4.8

6.8

6

4.9

6.2

5.1

4.3

5.8

6.4

4.9

3.6

3.5

5.9

4

4.1

5.8

3.6

Explanation / Answer

Ans:

df(between)=3-1=2

df(within)=24-3=21

p-value=0.786

As,p-value>0.05,we fail to reject null hypothesis.

There is not sufficient evidence to conclude that there is a difference in changeover times based on the flavors.

Chocolate to strawberry Strawberry to vanilla Vanilla to chocolate 1 3.8 3.8 6.1 2 6.8 4.5 4.3 3 6.4 4.8 6.8 4 6 4.9 6.2 5 5.1 4.3 5.8 6 6.4 4.9 3.6 7 3.5 5.9 4 8 4.1 5.8 3.6 mean 5.263 4.863 5.050 std dev. 1.316 0.711 1.305