Question 12.155

genderindustry

15. The following table represents an excerpt from a U.S. Census Bureau report on the numbers of small businesses owned by females and males in four industries. Perform the randomized block design ANOVA using level of significance .

Block: Industry Factor of interest:
Gender of owner
Female Male
Retail 9 11
Real estate 5 11
Health care 20 10
Entertainment 3 5

12.99.15

: Not all of the population means are equal. Reject if . The , which is not ; therefore we do not reject . There is insufficient evidence at level of significance that the population mean number of small businesses owned by women differs from the population mean number of small businesses owned by men.