In: Statistics and Probability
A new fertilizer has been developed to increase the yield on crops, and the makers of the fertilizer want to better understand which of the two blends of this fertilizer are most effective for wheat, corn, and soy beans crops. They test each of the two blends on one sample of each of the three types of crops.
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Figure 1 – Data for Example 1
Type of Crop |
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Blend |
Wheat |
Corn |
Soy |
Total |
Blend X |
33 (85) 52 |
65 (140) 75 |
50 (95) 45 |
320 |
Blend Y |
45 (71) 26 |
23 (65) 42 |
38 (64) 26 |
200 |
Total |
156 |
205 |
159 |
520 |
a. |
At the 5% significance level, can you conclude there is a difference in the crop yields? |
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b. |
At the 5% significance level, can you conclude there is a difference in the blend yields? |
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c. |
At the 5% significance level, is there interaction between the blend and the type of crop? |
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