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Formula:
The F Ratio (or F-statistic) is a key value in ANOVA, representing the ratio of variance between group means to the variance within the groups. It is calculated as:
F = MSbetween / MSwithin
Where:
- MSbetween (Mean Square Between Groups): Measures the variance between the means of different groups. Calculated as SSbetween / dfbetween.
- MSwithin (Mean Square Within Groups): Measures the variance within each group. Calculated as SSwithin / dfwithin.
- SSbetween (Sum of Squares Between Groups): Variation due to interaction between the samples.
- dfbetween (Degrees of Freedom Between Groups): Number of groups - 1.
- SSwithin (Sum of Squares Within Groups): Variation due to random sampling or within-group differences.
- dfwithin (Degrees of Freedom Within Groups): Total number of observations - number of groups.