Police chiefs are interested in examining motor vehicle thefts from shopping mall parking lots. As a researcher, use the data below, with alpha = .05, to complete an ANOVA test to determine if there is any statistically significant difference in motor vehicle thefts between the parking lots of the three malls.

Motor Vehicle Thefts from Mall Parking Lots

Mall #1 Mall #2 Mall #3

10 2 16

12 11 0

9 9 1

15 4 4

5 6

Step 1: State the H₀ and H_1.

Step 2: Calculate the degrees of freedom.

Step 3: Identify the critical value, and state the decision rule.

Step 4: Compute the value of the test statistic.

Mall #1 __ X² Mall #2_ X² Mall #3___ X²

10 2 16

12 11 0

9 9 1

15 _______ 4 4

= = 5 6 __

= = = =

Step 5: Conclusion