An article present examples in a discussion of optimization methods for industrial schedule and production planning. In one example, seven different jobs were performed on each of five machines. The cost of each job on each machine is presented in the textbook and can also be found on the publisher's website. Download the data set here ex$9-4-8.$csv Download

Assume that it is of interest to determine whether costs differ between machines, but that it is not of interest whether costs differ between jobs.

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Identify the variables in this experiment

Variable Name

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Cost