This document discusses a single factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) model. It defines ANOVA and explains that it allows comparison of three or more population means. The key assumptions of ANOVA are normal distributions and equal variances across populations. The document provides an example of using a single factor ANOVA to compare final exam scores from students in different teaching formats. Total variability is partitioned into between and within treatment variability, and average variability is measured using mean square values.