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F Distribution Reference

The document provides an overview of the F Distribution in the context of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), illustrating how the distribution curves change with different degrees of freedom. It includes a table of critical values for various degrees of freedom at a significance level of α = 0.05, highlighting a specific critical value for df₁ = 6 and df₂ = 7. The rejection rule for hypothesis testing is also stated, indicating that the null hypothesis should be rejected if the computed F value exceeds the critical value.

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F Distribution Reference

The document provides an overview of the F Distribution in the context of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), illustrating how the distribution curves change with different degrees of freedom. It includes a table of critical values for various degrees of freedom at a significance level of α = 0.05, highlighting a specific critical value for df₁ = 6 and df₂ = 7. The rejection rule for hypothesis testing is also stated, indicating that the null hypothesis should be rejected if the computed F value exceeds the critical value.

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The F Distribution

Chapter 6 — Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

Figure 6.1. F Distribution Curves for Different Degrees of Freedom

Each curve represents a different combination of numerator (n) and denominator (m) degrees of freedom. As df increases, the curve approaches normality.

Figure 6.2. F Distribution Table for α = 0.05


df₁ = degrees of freedom (numerator) | df₂ = degrees of freedom (denominator)

df₂\df₁ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 16 18 20
1 161.45 199.50 215.71 224.58 230.16 233.99 236.77 238.88 240.54 241.88 243.91 245.36 246.46 247.32 248.01
2 18.51 19.00 19.16 19.25 19.30 19.33 19.35 19.37 19.38 19.40 19.41 19.42 19.43 19.44 19.45
3 10.13 9.55 9.28 9.12 9.01 8.94 8.89 8.85 8.81 8.79 8.74 8.71 8.69 8.67 8.66
4 7.71 6.94 6.59 6.39 6.26 6.16 6.09 6.04 6.00 5.96 5.91 5.87 5.84 5.82 5.80
5 6.61 5.79 5.41 5.19 5.05 4.95 4.88 4.82 4.77 4.74 4.68 4.64 4.60 4.58 4.56
6 5.99 5.14 4.76 4.53 4.39 4.28 4.21 4.15 4.10 4.06 4.00 3.96 3.92 3.90 3.87
df₂\df₁ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 16 18 20
7 5.59 4.74 4.35 4.12 3.97 3.87 3.79 3.73 3.68 3.64 3.57 3.53 3.49 3.47 3.44
8 5.32 4.46 4.07 3.84 3.69 3.58 3.50 3.44 3.39 3.35 3.28 3.24 3.20 3.17 3.15
9 5.12 4.26 3.86 3.63 3.48 3.37 3.29 3.23 3.18 3.14 3.07 3.03 2.99 2.96 2.94
10 4.96 4.10 3.71 3.48 3.33 3.22 3.14 3.07 3.02 2.98 2.91 2.86 2.83 2.80 2.77

★ Highlighted cell (df₁ = 6, df₂ = 7): Critical value = 3.87 — used in the MAHW vs NLEX example.
Rejection rule: Reject H₀ if the computed F > critical value from this table.

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