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THE F-Test

Here are the steps to solve this problem: 1. State the problem and hypotheses 2. Calculate the statistics: means, variances, etc. 3. Construct the ANOVA table 4. Apply the decision rule to conclude if the null hypothesis is rejected or not

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THE F-Test

Here are the steps to solve this problem: 1. State the problem and hypotheses 2. Calculate the statistics: means, variances, etc. 3. Construct the ANOVA table 4. Apply the decision rule to conclude if the null hypothesis is rejected or not

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THE F-TEST

(Analysis of Variance)
ANOVA

used in comparing the means of two or


more independent groups

One-way ANOVA
•used when there is only one variable involved

Two-way ANOVA
•used when two variables are involved: the column
and the row variables
The F-TEST (ONE-WAY ANNOVA)

Example 1:
A sari-sari store is selling 4 brands of shampoo. The owner is
interested if there is a significant difference in the average
sales for one week. The following data are recorded.
BRAND
A B C D
7 9 2 4
3 8 3 5
5 8 4 7
6 7 5 8
9 6 6 3
4 9 4 4
3 10 2 5
Perform the analysis of variance and test the hypothesis at
.05 level of significance that the average sales of the four brands
of shampoo are equal.

Solving by the Stepwise Method:


I. Problem: Is there a significant difference in the average sales of
the four brands of shampoo?

II. Hypotheses:
Ho: There is no significant difference in the average sales of
the four brands of shampoo.
H1: There is a significant difference in the average sales of
the four brands of shampoo.
III. Level of Significance:
α = .05 df = 3 and 24
IV. Statistics
F-test one-way-analysis of variance computation:
A B C D
X1 X12 X2 X22 X3 X32 X4 X42
7 9 2 4
3 8 3 5
5 8 4 7
6 7 5 8
9 6 6 3
4 9 4 4
3 10 2 5
∑X1 = ∑X2 = ∑X3 = ∑X4 =
∑X12= ∑X22= ∑X32= ∑X42=
n1 = n2 = n3 = n4 =
X1 = X2 = X3 = X4 =
A B C D
X1 X12 X2 X22 X3 X32 X4 X42
7 49 9 81 2 4 4 16
3 9 8 64 3 9 5 25
5 25 8 64 4 16 7 49
6 36 7 49 5 25 8 64
9 81 6 36 6 36 3 9
4 16 9 81 4 16 4 16
3 9 10 100 2 4 5 25
∑X1 = 37 ∑X2 = 57 ∑X3 = 26 ∑X4 = 36
∑X12=225 ∑X22= 475 ∑X32= 110 ∑X42= 204
n1 = 7 n2 = 7 n3 = 7 n4 = 7
X1 = 5.29 X2 = 8.14 X3 = 3.71 X4 = 5.14
Formulas:
CF = (∑X1+∑X2 +∑X3+∑X4)2 / (n1+n2+n3+n4)

TSS = ∑X12+∑X2 2+∑X32+∑X42 - CF

BSS = ((∑X1)2/n1 )+ ((∑X2)2/n2 ) + ((∑X3)2/n3) + ((∑X4)2/n4 )) - CF

WSS = TSS - BSS

Where:
CF = computed f
TSS = total sum of squares
BSS = sum of squares between groups
WSS = sum of squares within the group
Analysis of Variance Table

Sources of Degre Sum of Mean F-Value


Variation es of Squares Squares Comput Tabular
Freed ed
om
Between
Groups K- 3 72.28 24.09 7.98 3.01
1
Within
Group (N- 24 72.58 3.02
1) - (K-1)
Total N-1 27 144.86
V. Decision Rule : If the F computed value is greater
than F-tabular value, reject Ho.
VI. Conclusion:
Since the F-computed value of 7.98 is greater
than the F-tabular value of 3.01 at .05 level of
significance with 3 and 24 degrees of freedom, the
null hypothesis is rejected in favor of the research
hypothesis which means that there is a significant
difference in the average sales of the 4 brands of
shampoo.
Practice Task:
The researcher administered her 50-item research made
test on abstract reasoning to fourth year students of
three comparable high schools. Their scores are shown
below. Is there a significant difference in the mean
scores of these students along abstract reasoning?

1 2 3
15 27 37
25 18 40
30 35 27
27 45 50
45 38 43
40 32 26

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