The F distribution is the ratio of two forms of variance and can be calculated as follows:
A) variance between groups/variance within groups
B) variance within groups/variance between groups
C) variance among groups/total variance
D) variance between groups/total variance
E) variance within groups/total variance

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The F distribution is used in analysis of variance (ANOVA) to compare variances between groups to variances within groups, hence the correct calculation is variance between groups divided by variance within groups.

The F Distribution Is the Ratio of Two Forms of Variance