Here is an Excel ANOVA table that summarizes the results of an experiment to assess the effects of ambient noise level and plant location on worker productivity. The test used ? = 0.05. $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | }
\hline \text { Source of Variation } & \text { SS } & d f & \text { MS } & F & P \text {-value } & F \text { crit } \
\hline \text { Plant location } & 3.0075 & 3 & 1.0025 & 2.561 & 0.1199 & 3.862 \
\hline \text { Noise level } & 8.4075 & 3 & 2.8025 & 7.160 & 0.0093 & 3.863 \
\hline \text { Error } & 3.5225 & 9 & 0.3914 & & & \
\hline \text { Total } & 14.9375 & & & & & \
\hline
\end{array}$$ Is the effect of plant location significant at ? = .05?
A)Yes
B)No
C)Need more information to say

Question

Here is an Excel ANOVA table that summarizes the results of an experiment to assess the effects of ambient noise level and plant location on worker productivity. The test used ? = 0.05. $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | } 
\hline \text { Source of Variation } & \text { SS } & d f & \text { MS } & F & P \text {-value } & F \text { crit } \
\hline \text { Plant location } & 3.0075 & 3 & 1.0025 & 2.561 & 0.1199 & 3.862 \
\hline \text { Noise level } & 8.4075 & 3 & 2.8025 & 7.160 & 0.0093 & 3.863 \
\hline \text { Error } & 3.5225 & 9 & 0.3914 & & & \
\hline \text { Total } & 14.9375 & & & & & \
\hline
\end{array}$$ Is the effect of plant location significant at ? = .05?
A)Yes
B)No
C)Need more information to say

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The P-value for the effect of plant location is 0.1199 which is greater than the significance level of 0.05. Therefore, we fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the effect of plant location is not statistically significant at α = .05.

Here Is an Excel ANOVA Table That Summarizes the Results