For Exercises 7–10, assume that the samples were drawn independently and confirm that the other requirements for ANOVA are met by doing the following:

  1. Use technology to construct a probability plot for each group. Check for normality.
  2. Check for equal variances.

Question 12.7

7.

A B C
5 10 15
10 15 20
15 20 25

12.1.7

(a)

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All three graphs show acceptable normality.

(b)

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All three standard deviations are equal to 5, so all of them are less than . Therefore, the equal variance requirement is satisfied.