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Name: F Distribution and ANOVA: Test of Two Variances
ID: m17075
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module provides the assumptions to be considered in order to calculate a Test of Two Variances and how to execute the Test of Two Variances. An example is provided to help clarify the concept.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: ANOVA, degrees of freedom, F Distribution, normal distribution, populations, sample, statistics, Test of Two Variances, variance
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0

Authors: Susan Dean (deansusan@deanza.edu), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu)
Copyright Holders: Maxfield Foundation (cnx@cnx.org)
Maintainers: Susan Dean (deansusan@deanza.edu), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu), Connexions (cnx@cnx.org)

Latest version: 1.6 (history)
First publication date: Jun 24, 2008 12:34 pm GMT-5
Last revision to module: Feb 5, 2009 9:31 pm US/Central

Module XML: m17075_1.6.cnxml

Version History

Version: 1.6 Feb 5, 2009 9:31 pm US/Central by Susan Dean
Changes:
F Distribution and ANOVA: Test of Two Variances:  Added an explantion as to why the F-Ratio is used in a Test of Two Variances.  Added a right parenthesis to "P(F < 0.582."

Version: 1.5 Oct 27, 2008 3:06 pm GMT-5 by James Cooper
Changes:
roles updated

Version: 1.4 Jul 15, 2008 10:59 am GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes:
updated metadata and images

Version: 1.3 Jul 7, 2008 5:56 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes:
post review updates

Version: 1.2 Jul 1, 2008 1:57 am GMT-5 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes:
Updated for consistency within collection

Version: 1.1 Jun 26, 2008 3:27 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes:
Initial publication

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Dean, S., & Illowsky, B. (2009, February 5). F Distribution and ANOVA: Test of Two Variances. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m17075/1.6/

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Dean, Susan, and Barbara Illowsky. "F Distribution and ANOVA: Test of Two Variances." Connexions. February 5, 2009. http://cnx.org/content/m17075/1.6/.

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Susan Dean and Barbara Illowsky, "F Distribution and ANOVA: Test of Two Variances," Connexions, February 5, 2009, http://cnx.org/content/m17075/1.6/.

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Dean, Susan, and Barbara Illowsky. F Distribution and ANOVA: Test of Two Variances. Connexions. 5 Feb. 2009 <http://cnx.org/content/m17075/1.6/>.