1 Swetha collected data on the effectiveness of adult literacy program from

k different districts in Andhra Pradesh. In order to measure the

effectiveness, she conducted a special test covering reading, writing and
arithmetic skills of 30 adults who underwent the adult literacy program
spread across the k districts. She wanted to use the scores of the test to
find out whether the population means are same or not. So, she had
formulated the following null hypothesis

H0: µ1 = µ2=… = µk
Ha: at least one µ is different.

She understood that the variances across different districts are the same and also
that the populations are normal and hence she carried out ANOVA to test the
above hypothesis. Her calculations resulted in the following:
Sum of squares between districts = 180
Total Sum of squares = 930
Calculated F value = 1.5

Fill the ANOVA Table given below:

Source df Sum of Mean F value

Squares Squares
Between
180 1.5
Within

Total
930

1. What is the number of districts, k?

2. Test the above null hypothesis at α = 0.05

2 Three special formulas for curing a special resin were studied and the following
curing times were observed:

Resin A Resin B Resin C

13 13 4
10 11 1
8 14 3
11 14 4
8 2
4
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x 50 52 18
x 2
518 682 62
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Test whether there is significant difference between the mean curing times of the
resins at =.05. State your Null and Alternate hypotheses clearly.
3 The unrelenting march of computers into offices and factories in over the past
decade is here to stay. With this in view, R. Swaminathan, Professor of MIS at
The Management Institute, investigated the computer literacy of middle
managers with 10 years or more experience. He designed a questionnaire that he
hoped would measure managers’ technical knowledge of computers. If the
questionnaire was properly designed, the scores received by managers could be
used to design different training seminars to bring all managers to a desired level
of computer literacy. To check the validity of the questionnaire’s design, nineteen
middle level managers from Bangalore were randomly sampled and asked to
complete the questionnaire. Prior to completing the questionnaires, the managers
were asked to describe their knowledge of and experience with computers. This
information was used to classify the managers as possessing a low (A), medium
(B), of high (C) level of technical computer expertise. This data and their scores
are listed below:

Manager I.D. Level of Technical Expertise Score

1 A 82
2 A 114
3 A 90
4 A 80
5 B 128
6 B 90
7 C 156
8 A 88
9 A 93
10 B 130
11 A 80
12 A 105
13 B 110
14 B 133
15 C 128
16 B 130
17 B 104
18 C 151
19 C 140
Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean score differs for the three
groups of managers?