A steel company is considering the relocation of one of itsmanufacturing plants. The company’s executives have selected fourareas that they believe are suitable locations. However, they wantto determine if the average wages are significantly different inany of the locations, since this could have a major impact on thecost of production. A survey of hourly wages of similar workers ineach of the four areas is performed with the following results. Dothe data indicate a significant difference among the average hourlywages in the three areas? Hourly Wages ($) Area 1 Area 2 Area 3 2110 15 21 24 11 24 18 18 17 22 14 15 22 15 18 16 14 11 24 12 22 2116 Step 1 of 2 : Find the value of the test statistic to test for adifference in the areas. Round your answer to two decimal places,if necessary.
