{"id":202180,"date":"2025-03-17T08:55:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T08:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=202180"},"modified":"2025-03-17T08:55:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T08:55:55","slug":"the-following-table-gives-the-yields-of-wheat-from-16-plots-all-of-approximately-equal-fertility-where-4-varieties-of-wheat-were-cultivated-in-a-completely-randomized-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/17\/the-following-table-gives-the-yields-of-wheat-from-16-plots-all-of-approximately-equal-fertility-where-4-varieties-of-wheat-were-cultivated-in-a-completely-randomized-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"The following table gives the yields of wheat from 16 plots, all of approximately equal fertility, where 4 varieties of wheat were cultivated in a completely randomized fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following table gives the yields of wheat from 16 plots, all of approximately equal fertility, where 4 varieties of wheat were cultivated in a completely randomized fashion. Test the hypothesis that the varieties are not significantly different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To test the hypothesis that the four varieties of wheat do not significantly differ in yield, we use a one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The null hypothesis ((H_0)) states that all four varieties have the same mean yield, while the alternative hypothesis ((H_1)) suggests that at least one variety differs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>State the Hypotheses<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(H_0): The mean yields of all four varieties are equal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(H_1): At least one variety has a different mean yield.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Compute the ANOVA Table Components<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Calculate the <strong>Total Sum of Squares (SST)<\/strong>:<br>[<br>SST = \\sum{(X_{ij} &#8211; \\bar{X})^2}<br>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calculate the <strong>Between-group Sum of Squares (SSB)<\/strong>:<br>[<br>SSB = \\sum{n_i(\\bar{X}_i &#8211; \\bar{X})^2}<br>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calculate the <strong>Within-group Sum of Squares (SSW)<\/strong>:<br>[<br>SSW = SST &#8211; SSB<br>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Determine Degrees of Freedom (df)<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>df for between groups = (k &#8211; 1 = 4 &#8211; 1 = 3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>df for within groups = (N &#8211; k = 16 &#8211; 4 = 12)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Calculate Mean Squares (MS)<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(MSB = SSB \/ df_B)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(MSW = SSW \/ df_W)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Compute the F-statistic<\/strong>:<br>[<br>F = \\frac{MSB}{MSW}<br>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compare with the Critical Value<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find the critical value from the F-table for (df_B = 3) and (df_W = 12) at a chosen significance level (e.g., 0.05).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If (F) is greater than the critical value, reject (H_0).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If (H_0) is rejected, the varieties have significantly different yields.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If (H_0) is not rejected, the differences are due to random chance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following table gives the yields of wheat from 16 plots, all of approximately equal fertility, where 4 varieties of wheat were cultivated in a completely randomized fashion. Test the hypothesis that the varieties are not significantly different. 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