In: Statistics and Probability
Penicillin is produced by the Penicillum fungus, which is grown in a broth whose sugar content must be carefully controlled. Several samples of broth were taken on three successive days, and the amount of dissolved sugars, in milligrams per milliliter, was measured on each sample. The results were as follows. Can you conclude that the mean sugar concentration differs among the three days?
Day 1 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
Day 2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
Day 3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
Null Hypothesis:Ho: mean sugar concentration is same among the three days
Alternate hypothesis:"Ha: mean sugar concentration differs among the three days
Applying ANOVA:
as p value is signifcantly low ; we reject Ho; and conclude that mean sugar concentration differs among the three days