Analyzing Differences in Petal Width Among Iris Species: ANOVA Results

Apr 2, 2024, 11:52 AM

Do the different Iris species have statistically significant differences in their petal width?

The analysis of the Iris dataset for differences in petal width among the species yields the following insights:
  • Mean Petal Widths by Species:
    • Iris-setosa: 0.244
    • Iris-versicolor: 1.326
    • Iris-virginica: 2.026
  • Statistical Test (ANOVA):
    • F-value: 959.324
    • P-value: ~0
Conclusion: The extremely low P-value indicates that the differences in petal width among the Iris species are statistically significant.

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We visualized the petal width distribution among the Iris species using a box plot. This visualization clearly shows the differences in petal width across the three species, supporting the statistical findings that these differences are significant.

Test the null hypothesis which states that there is no statistically significant difference in petal width between the three Iris species.

The ANOVA test we performed earlier directly addresses this null hypothesis by testing if there are statistically significant differences in petal width among the three Iris species. The extremely low P-value (~0) from the ANOVA test allows us to reject the null hypothesis, indicating that there are indeed statistically significant differences in petal width between the Iris species.

Continue the analysis

To further explore the differences in petal width among the Iris species, we can conduct post-hoc tests. These tests will help us understand which specific pairs of species have significant differences in petal width. Let's proceed with the Tukey's HSD (Honestly Significant Difference) test, which is commonly used for this purpose after an ANOVA test.
Tukey's HSD test results further detail the differences in petal width between the Iris species, confirming that:
  • Iris-setosa and Iris-versicolor have significantly different petal widths.
  • Iris-setosa and Iris-virginica have significantly different petal widths.
  • Iris-versicolor and Iris-virginica also have significantly different petal widths.
All comparisons showed significant differences, supporting the rejection of the null hypothesis and highlighting distinct petal widths among the three species.

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