In: Statistics and Probability
4. A study has been carried out to compare the United Way
contributions made by clerical workers from three local
corporations. A sample of clerical workers has been randomly
selected from each firm, and the amounts of their contributions are
as follows (in 000).
Firm 1 Firm 2 Firm 3
199 108 162
236 104 86
167 153 160
263 218 135
254 210 207
96 201
a. What are the null and alternative hypotheses for this
test?
b. Use ANOVA and the 0.05 level of significance in testing the null
hypothesis identified in part (a).