Is the mean cost of food items in a "typical" basket of products the same across Canada? The accompanying list shows the costs of the same items when purchased in four different cities. Do these sample data support the claim that the mean food costs are the same? Use a 0.05 significance level.

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Food item 1 Food item 2 Food item 3 Food item 4 Food item 5 Food item 6 Food item 7 Food item 8 Based on data from Statistics Canada St. John's 5.16 9.83 0.88 3.64 2.87 1.65 Moncton 4.37 8.04 1.07 2.98 2.65 1.29 2.94 0.62 Regina 3.26 8.62 0.94 2.91 2.79 0.96 3.39 0.53 Victoria 3.67 9.68 1.38 3.19 2.76 1.18 3.47 0.60