An instructor wants to find out whether the mean score received by students who were helped by three teaching students was the same.  He has twenty-three students.  At the beginning of the semester, each student is randomly assigned to one of the four teaching assistants – Aleshia, Chandra, Sumaiya, and Indranil. At the end of the semester, a common examination was administered. The scores obtained by students working with these teaching assistants are shown in the table below. Aleshia Chandra Sumaiya Indranil 72 78 80 79 69 93 68 70 84 79 59 61 76 97 75 74 64 88 82 85   81 68 63   a) Calculate the within-group, between-group, and total sum of squares. b) Construct the ANOVA table. c) Test the null hypothesis of equality of population mean scores for the teaching assistants at a .05 level of significance.

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An instructor wants to find out whether the mean score received by students who were helped by three teaching students was the same.  He has twenty-three students.  At the beginning of the semester, each student is randomly assigned to one of the four teaching assistants – Aleshia, Chandra, Sumaiya, and Indranil. At the end of the semester, a common examination was administered. The scores obtained by students working with these teaching assistants are shown in the table below.

Aleshia Chandra Sumaiya Indranil
72 78 80 79
69 93 68 70
84 79 59 61
76 97 75 74
64 88 82 85
  81 68 63

 

a) Calculate the within-group, between-group, and total sum of squares.

b) Construct the ANOVA table.

c) Test the null hypothesis of equality of population mean scores for the teaching assistants at a .05 level of significance.

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