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ANOVA Test for a Significant Difference Between Samples

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BELOW IS DATA COLLECTED OVER A PERIOD OF 15 DAYS

Day 1 6.6
Day 2 5.2
Day 3 6.6
Day 4 5.5
Day 5 7.2
Day 6 4.8
Day 7 2.3
Day 8 7.8
Day 9 7.6
Day 10 7.5
Day 11 6.6
Day 12 5.2
Day 13 6.6
Day 14 5.5
Day 15 7.2

QUESTION
Divide your data in half, your first 8 observations and your last 7 observations. Then use ANOVA to test to see if there is a significant difference between the two halves of your data.
http://statpages.org has several ANOVA calculators including this one, http://members.aol.com/johnp71/anova1sm.html

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The solution shows detailed steps of performing ANOVA analysis given a data sample. Freely available calculators that can be used by going to specific webpages are used, with screenshots provided in the solution to guide the student.

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First of all, if we are to use the link that you've suggested we will need the following pieces of information:
- sample size for both groups (you've set it at 8 for sample 1 and 7 for sample 2)
- mean for each sample
- standard deviation for each sample

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