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ANOVA BY
SHIVASAI. NEELI
PGDM-C
1401132
Introduction
ANOVA is acronym for Analysis of Variance
Testing equality of several (more than two) population means.
TYPES OF ANOVA :
 One way/single factor ANOVA
 Two way/two factor ANOVA
Assumptions:
 The sampled populations follow the normal distribution
 The populations have equal standard deviations
 The samples are randomly selected and are independent
How to solve ANOVA :
 STEP1 :
Null Hypothesis: - population means are the same
H0: µ1 = µ2 =…= µk
Alternative Hypothesis: - at least one of the means is different.
H1: The means are not all equal
 STEP 2: State the level of significance (α)
 STEP 3 : Use F distribution as test statistic
 Step 4: State the decision rule
Reject H0 ifF > F,k-1,n-k
The Decision rule is to reject the null hypothesis if F (computed) is greater than F
(table) with numerator and denominator degrees of freedom.
 If there are k populations being sampled, the numerator degrees of freedom is k – 1.
 If there are a total of n observations the denominator degrees of freedom is n – k
Step 5: Compute the value of F and make
a decision
Brunner marketing research inc.
Recently a group of four major carriers joined in hiring
Brunner Marketing Research, Inc., to survey recent
passengers regarding their level of satisfaction with a
recent flight. The survey included questions on ticketing,
boarding, in-flight service, baggage handling, pilot
communication, and so forth. 25 questions offered a
range of possible answers: excellent, good, fair, or poor. A
response of excellent was given a score of 4, good a 3, fair
a 2, and poor a 1. These responses were then totaled,
indicating the satisfaction levels. Brunner Marketing
Research, Inc., randomly selected and surveyed
passengers from the four airlines.
Is there a difference in the mean satisfaction level
among the four airlines? Use the .01 significance level.
Solution:
Step 1: State the null and alternate hypothesis
H0: µE = µA = µT = µO
H1: The means are not all equal
Step 2: State the level of significance
α = 0.01
Step 3: Find the appropriate test statistic
Use F statistic -comparing means of more than two groups
Step 4: State the decision rule
Reject H0 ifF > F,k-1,n-k
F > F0.01,4-1,22-4
F > 5.09
Step 5: Compute the value of
F and make a decision
Continue.
The computed value of F is 8.99, which is greater than the critical value of 5.09, so the null
hypothesis is rejected.
Conclusion: The population means are not all equal. The mean scores are not the same
for the four airlines; at this point we can only conclude there is a difference in the
treatment means. We cannot determine which treatment groups differ or how many
treatment groups differ
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Presentation on ANOVA

  • 1. Presentation on ANOVA BY SHIVASAI. NEELI PGDM-C 1401132
  • 2. Introduction ANOVA is acronym for Analysis of Variance Testing equality of several (more than two) population means. TYPES OF ANOVA :  One way/single factor ANOVA  Two way/two factor ANOVA Assumptions:  The sampled populations follow the normal distribution  The populations have equal standard deviations  The samples are randomly selected and are independent
  • 3. How to solve ANOVA :  STEP1 : Null Hypothesis: - population means are the same H0: µ1 = µ2 =…= µk Alternative Hypothesis: - at least one of the means is different. H1: The means are not all equal  STEP 2: State the level of significance (α)  STEP 3 : Use F distribution as test statistic  Step 4: State the decision rule Reject H0 ifF > F,k-1,n-k The Decision rule is to reject the null hypothesis if F (computed) is greater than F (table) with numerator and denominator degrees of freedom.  If there are k populations being sampled, the numerator degrees of freedom is k – 1.  If there are a total of n observations the denominator degrees of freedom is n – k
  • 4. Step 5: Compute the value of F and make a decision
  • 5. Brunner marketing research inc. Recently a group of four major carriers joined in hiring Brunner Marketing Research, Inc., to survey recent passengers regarding their level of satisfaction with a recent flight. The survey included questions on ticketing, boarding, in-flight service, baggage handling, pilot communication, and so forth. 25 questions offered a range of possible answers: excellent, good, fair, or poor. A response of excellent was given a score of 4, good a 3, fair a 2, and poor a 1. These responses were then totaled, indicating the satisfaction levels. Brunner Marketing Research, Inc., randomly selected and surveyed passengers from the four airlines. Is there a difference in the mean satisfaction level among the four airlines? Use the .01 significance level.
  • 6. Solution: Step 1: State the null and alternate hypothesis H0: µE = µA = µT = µO H1: The means are not all equal Step 2: State the level of significance α = 0.01 Step 3: Find the appropriate test statistic Use F statistic -comparing means of more than two groups Step 4: State the decision rule Reject H0 ifF > F,k-1,n-k F > F0.01,4-1,22-4 F > 5.09
  • 7. Step 5: Compute the value of F and make a decision
  • 9. The computed value of F is 8.99, which is greater than the critical value of 5.09, so the null hypothesis is rejected. Conclusion: The population means are not all equal. The mean scores are not the same for the four airlines; at this point we can only conclude there is a difference in the treatment means. We cannot determine which treatment groups differ or how many treatment groups differ