When the F value calculated from the data of an experiment is larger than the corresponding F value in the table
A) the null hypothesis is rejected
B) the null hypothesis is retained
C) either of the descriptive alternatives, depending on how far apart the group means are
D) either of the descriptive alternatives, depending on the number of groups.

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When the calculated F value from an experiment is larger than the corresponding F value in the table, it indicates that the observed variance between groups is more than would be expected by chance alone. This leads to the rejection of the null hypothesis, suggesting that there is a statistically significant difference between the groups.

When the F Value Calculated from the Data of an Experiment