Chapter 12, Problem 4CQQ

Cola Weights Identify the value of the test statistic in the display included with Exercise 1. In general, do larger test statistics result in larger P-values, smaller P-values, or P-values that are unrelated to the value of the test statistic?

1. Cola Weights Data Set 26 “Cola Weights and Volumes” in Appendix B lists the weights (lb) of the contents of cans of cola from four different samples: (1) regular Coke, (2) Diet Coke, (3) regular Pepsi, and (4) Diet Pepsi. The results from analysis of variance are shown on the top of the next page. What is the null hypothesis for this analysis of variance test? Based on the displayed results, what should you conclude about H₀? What do you conclude about equality of the mean weights from the four samples?

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