In: Statistics and Probability
A sample of 16 items from population 1 has a sample variance 6.1 and a sample of 20 items from population 2 has a sample variance 2.5 . Test the following hypotheses at the .05 level of significance
Upper tailed test
a) What is your conclusion using the -value approach?
Calculate the value of the test statistic (to 2 decimals).
b)The p-value is______. What is your conclusion?_____
c) repeat the test using the critical value approach.
What is the rejection rule for this hypothesis test? Round the critical values to 2 decimal places.
Reject if F_____
conclusion_____