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### Given:
- **Manufacturers**: There are three manufacturers, each providing mixing times in minutes:
  - Manufacturer 1: 19, 25, 23, 21
  - Manufacturer 2: 35, 33, 38, 34
  - Manufacturer 3: 21, 20, 24, 23

### Task:
You are asked to test whether the population mean times for mixing a batch of material differ for the three manufacturers at a significance level \(\alpha = 0.05\).

The values required are:
1. **Sum of Squares, Treatment (SST)**.
2. **Sum of Squares, Error (SSE)**.
3. **Mean Squares, Treatment (MST)**.
4. **Mean Squares, Error (MSE)**.
5. **Test statistic (F-statistic)**.

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### Steps to solve:

1. **Calculate the Grand Mean (\(\bar{X}_{grand}\))**: 
   This is the mean of all mixing times from the three manufacturers combined.
   
2. **Calculate Sum of Squares for Treatment (SST)**:
   This measures the variability between the manufacturers.
   
   \[
   SST = \sum_{i=1}^{k} n_i (\bar{X}_i - \bar{X}_{grand})^2
   \]
   Where:
   - \(k\) = number of groups (3 manufacturers)
   - \(n_i\) = number of data points in group \(i\)
   - \(\bar{X}_i\) = mean of group \(i\)

3. **Calculate Sum of Squares for Error (SSE)**:
   This measures the variability within each manufacturer.
   
   \[
   SSE = \sum_{i=1}^{k} \sum_{j=1}^{n_i} (X_{ij} - \bar{X}_i)^2
   \]

4. **Calculate the Mean Squares**:
   - **MST (Mean Square for Treatment)**: 
     \[
     MST = \frac{SST}{k - 1}
     \]
   - **MSE (Mean Square for Error)**: 
     \[
     MSE = \frac{SSE}{N - k}
     \]
     Where \(N\) is the total number of data points.

5. **Calculate the F-statistic**:
   \[
   F = \frac{MST}{MSE}
   \]

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Let me now calculate these values for you.Here are the calculated values based on the data provided:

1. **Sum of Squares, Treatment (SST)**: 450.67
2. **Sum of Squares, Error (SSE)**: 44.00
3. **Mean Squares, Treatment (MST)**: 225.33
4. **Mean Squares, Error (MSE)**: 4.89
5. **F-statistic**: 46.09

These values can be used to complete the ANOVA table. To make a conclusion, you'd compare the calculated F-statistic to the critical F-value from the F-distribution table for \(\alpha = 0.05\), with degrees of freedom \(k - 1 = 2\) for the numerator and \(N - k = 9\) for the denominator.

Would you like help finding the critical F-value or have further questions about this problem?

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Here are 5 related questions to expand on this:
1. How do you determine the critical F-value for this test?
2. What would the decision be if the calculated F-statistic exceeds the critical F-value?
3. Can you explain how the degrees of freedom are determined in an ANOVA test?
4. What is the interpretation of the Sum of Squares for Treatment (SST)?
5. How would you calculate confidence intervals for the population means?

**Tip**: Always check the assumptions of ANOVA (independence, normality, and equal variance) before performing the test.

To test whether the mean time needed to mix a batch of material is the same for machines produced by three manufacturers. Given the times (in minutes) for three manufacturers: Manufacturer 1: 19, 25, 23, 21; Manufacturer 2: 35, 33, 38, 34; Manufacturer 3: 21, 20, 24, 23. Test whether the population mean times differ using ANOVA at α = 0.05.

Learn how to conduct a one-way ANOVA test to determine if the population mean times for mixing material differ among three manufacturers. The problem involves calculating sum of squares, mean squares, and the F-statistic using the data provided for three manufacturers. This test is performed at a significance level of α = 0.05.

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