In an experiment testing the effectiveness of five different advertisements for a new product in five separate markets, sales of the new product are recorded at the end of each week for eight weeks. Analysis of variance is used to investigate whether the advertisements are equally successful.
-If the sum of squares for the factor "Advertisements" is 168, the mean square for this variable is
A) 42.
B) 21.
C) 24.
D) 33.6.
E) not able to be calculated.

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The mean square for the factor "Advertisements" is calculated by dividing the sum of squares by the degrees of freedom. With five advertisements, the degrees of freedom is 5 - 1 = 4. Thus, the mean square is 168 / 4 = 42.

In an Experiment Testing the Effectiveness of Five Different Advertisements