A random selection of accounting firms from three regions is taken and they are asked to state the starting salary for a new accounting graduate. Do a one-way ANOVA to analyze these data using a 1% level of significance:
South Northeast West
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$30500 $41000 $35500
31500 39500 33500
30000 39000 35000
31000 38000 36500
31500 39500 36000
* Incorporate the 5-step hypothesis testing procedure
* If a significant F statistic is obtained, run a Post-Hoc Comparison's test on the 3 means
* Individual t-tests on all pairs of means can be done also
* Adjust level of significance to compensate for inflation
* Report which pairs of means are significantly different and their corresponding p values if available