Question

63. $F$ statistic $=----$

Short answer

The $F$ statistic is $4.2196$.

Step-by-step solution

Given information

Evaluate the data of five teenagers in each region of the country to evaluate the $F$statistic value:

Northeast	South	West	Central	East
16.3	16.9	16.4	16.2	17.1
16.1	16.5	16.5	16.6	17.2
16.4	16.4	16.6	16.5	16.6
16.5	16.2	16.1	16.4	16.8

Explanation

Using the calculator $Ti-83$ to calculate $F$-statistic value. Then, click on STAT press $1\to$EDIT, then put the values of different groups data into the list $L1,L2,L3,L4$and $L5$. The screenshot is,

Explanation

Then, press STAT $\to$arrow over the TESTS$\to$arrow down to ANOVA $\to$ENTER $\to$Press $2nd$then select $1$, press $2nd$then select $2$, press $2nd$then select $3$, press $2nd$then select $4$and press $2nd$then select $5$to enter the values of $L1,L2,L3,L4$and $L5$. The screen shot is:

Explanation

Press ENTER. The screenshot of the obtained output of calculated$F$statistic is

Hence, $F$statistic value is$4.2196$.