Reference no: EM1318420

Agricultural researchers are studying three different ways of planting peanuts to determine whether significantly different levels of production yield will result. The researchers will have access to a large peanut farm on which to conduct their test. They identify six blocks of land. In each block of land, peanuts are planted in each of the three different ways. At the end of the growing season, the peanuts are harvested and the average number of pounds per acre is determined for peanuts planted under each method in each block. Using the following data and α = .01, test to conclude whether there is a significant difference in yields among the planting methods.

 

Block	Method 1	Method 2	Method 3
1	1310	1080	850
2	1275	1100	1020
3	1280	1050	780
4	1225	1020	870
5	1190	990	805
6	1300	1030	910

 

At 1 percent significant level:

(a) State the hypothesis

(b) Conduct your analysis using statistical software.

(c) Explain in words the conclusion.