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Four analysts perform replicate sets of Hg determinations on the same analytical sample. T...

Four analysts perform replicate sets of Hg determinations on the same analytical sample. The results in ppb Hg are shown in the following table:

Determination

Analyst 1

Analyst 2

Analyst 3

Analyst 4

1

10.24

10.14

10.19

10.19

2

10.26

10.12

10.11

10.15

3

10.29

10.04

10.15

10.16

4

10.23

10.07

10.12

10.10

(a) State the appropriate hypotheses.

(b) Do the analysts differ at the 95% confidence level? At the 99% confidence level (Fcrit = 5.95)? At the 99.9% confidence level (Fcrit = 10.80)?

(c) Which analysts differ from each other at the 95% confidence level?

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