Theoretically, in ANOVA, if there were virtually no group mean differences, then the value of the derived F would be
A)0.00
B)0.05
C)1.00
D)0.01

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In ANOVA, the F-ratio is calculated as the variance between group means divided by the variance within groups. If there are no group mean differences, the numerator approaches zero, making the F-ratio approach 1.00, not exactly 1 due to the presence of some variance within groups.

Theoretically, in ANOVA, If There Were Virtually No Group Mean