If an F ratio is ______ the critical value, I will ______ the null hypothesis because ______. A) greater than; not reject; p .05 C) less than; not reject; p .05 D) less than; reject; p .05

Question

If an F ratio is ______ the critical value, I will ______ the null hypothesis because ______.
A) greater than; not reject; p < .05
B) greater than; reject; p > .05
C) less than; not reject; p > .05
D) less than; reject; p > .05

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If an F ratio is less than the critical value, it indicates that the observed variance between groups is not significantly greater than the variance within groups, leading to a p-value greater than .05. This means there is not enough evidence to reject the null hypothesis, so we do not reject it.

If an F Ratio Is ______ the Critical Value, I