Question: Given below are the analysis of variance results from a Minitab display. Assume that you want to use a 0.05 significance level in testing the null hypothesis that the different samples come from populations with the same mean.

Identify the value of the test statistic.

Source DF SS MS F p

Factor 3 13.500 4.500 5.17 0.011

Error 16 13.925 0.870

Total 19 27.425

A) 0.011 B) 13.500 C) 5.17 D) 4.500