When the F value in the F table is smaller than the F value calculated from the data
A) reject the null hypothesis
B) retain the null hypothesis
C) reject or retain the null hypothesis, depending on how far apart the group means are
D) reject or retain the null hypothesis, depending on the number of groups.

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When the calculated F value from the data is larger than the critical F value from the F table, it indicates that the observed variance between groups is more than would be expected by chance alone, leading to the rejection of the null hypothesis.

When the F Value in the F Table Is Smaller