2. The general idea of analysis of variance is to compare estimates of varianceA. From both between the treatment means and within the treatment means B. Based on the several treatments. C. From within the treatments. D. None of the above. 3. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the F distribution?A. It is a discrete distribution. B. In cannot be negative. C. It is based on two sets of degrees of freedom. D. All of the above. 4. Suppose we select 6 observations from each of three treatments. The appropriate degrees of freedom areA. 2 and 15. B. 3 and 6. C. 2 and 6. D. None of the above 5. Which of the following is not an assumption required for ANOVA?A. All of the below are samples. B. The populations are normally distributed C. The populations have equal standard deviations D. The samples are independent.