A local consumer reporter wants to compare the average cost…
A local consumer reporter wants to compare the average cost of grocery items purchased at 3 different supermarkets: Kroger, Giant Eagle, and Sam’s Club. Prices (in dollars) were recorded for a sample of 10 randomly selected grocery items at each of the 3 supermarkets (i.e., a total of 10 x 3 = 30 prices were recorded). We will consider this to be a one-way analysis of variance (i.e., a completely randomized design). The partially completed Analysis of Variance table is shown below: Source df SS MS F Total 120 Supermarkets 20 Error 100 List the total degrees of freedom, the degrees of freedom for treatments (i.e., for supermarkets), and the error degrees of freedom.