One-way ANOVA is used to test for differences among two or more independent groups (means), e.g. different levels of urea application in a crop, or different levels of antibiotic action on several different bacterial species, or different levels of effect of some medicine on groups of patients.
wˈʌnwˈeɪ ænˈoʊvə ɪz jˈuːzd tə tˈɛst fɔːɹ dˈɪfɹənsᵻz ɐmˌʌŋ tˈuː ɔːɹ mˈoːɹ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ɡɹˈuːps mˈiːnz, ˈiː.dʒˈiː. dˈɪfɹənt lˈɛvəlz ʌv juːɹˈiə ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən ɪn ɐ kɹˈɑːp, ɔːɹ dˈɪfɹənt lˈɛvəlz ʌv ˌæntɪbaɪˈɑːɾɪk ˈækʃən ˌɔn sˈɛvɹəl dˈɪfɹənt bæktˈɪɹiəl spˈiːsiːz, ɔːɹ dˈɪfɹənt lˈɛvəlz ʌv ɪfˈɛkt ʌv sˌʌm mˈɛdəsən ˌɔn ɡɹˈuːps ʌv pˈeɪʃənts.