The article “Gypsum Effect on the Aggregate Size and Geometry of Three Sodic Soils Under Reclamation” (I. Lebron, D. Suarez, and T. Yoshida, Journal of the Soil Science Society of America, 2002:92–98) reports on an experiment in which gypsum was added in various amounts to soil samples before leaching. One of the outcomes of interest was the pH of the soil. Gypsum was added in four different amounts. Three soil samples received each amount added. The pH measurements of the samples are presented in the following table.
Gypsum (g/kg) | pH | ||
0.00 | 7.88 | 7.72 | 7.68 |
0.11 | 7.81 | 7.64 | 7.85 |
0.19 | 7.84 | 7.63 | 7.87 |
0.38 | 7.80 | 7.73 | 8.00 |
Can you conclude that the pH differs with the amount of gypsum added? Provide the value of the test statistic and the P-value.
Check whether the mean pH level differs for the different amounts of gypsum added.
Find the value of test statistic and P-value.
Answer to Problem 1SE
The test statistic is 0.29 and the P-value is 0.832.
There is no sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean pH level differs for the different amounts of gypsum added.
Explanation of Solution
Given info:
The design variable is the Gypsum and the response is the pH measurement. The table provides the pH measurement corresponding to Gypsum.
Calculation:
State the hypotheses:
Null hypothesis:
Alternative hypothesis:
The ANOVA table can be obtained as follows:
Software procedure:
Step by step procedure to obtain One-Way ANOVA using the MINITAB software:
- Choose Stat > ANOVA > One-Way.
- In Response, enter the column of pH.
- In Factor, enter the column of Gypsum.
- In Confidence level, enter 0.95.
- Click OK.
Output using the MINITAB software is given below:
From the ANOVA table, the P-value is 0.832 and the F-value is 0.29.
Decision:
If
If
Since, the level of significance is not specified; the prior level of significance
Conclusion:
Here, the P-value is greater than the level of significance.
That is,
By rejection rule, fails to reject the null hypothesis.
There is sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean pH level differs for the different amounts of gypsum added at
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