If an F ratio is ______ the critical value, I will ______ the null hypothesis and conclude that ______.

A) less than; not reject; the groups are not all equal to each other
B) greater than; reject; the groups are not all equal to each other
C) less than; reject; the groups do not differ significantly from each other
D) greater than; reject; all of the groups are different from each other

F Ratio

A statistic used in ANOVA tests, comparing the variance between groups to the variance within groups to assess if there are any statistically significant differences.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis stating no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption in hypothesis testing.

Critical Value

A threshold value in hypothesis testing that separates the region where the null hypothesis is rejected from the region where it is not rejected.