In a Hypothesis Test for the Population Variance,the Hypotheses Are $\sigma$

question 82

Multiple Choice

In a hypothesis test for the population variance,the hypotheses are H₀: $\sigma$ ² = 100 vs.H₁: $\sigma$ ² $\neq$ 100.If the sample size is 15 and the test is being carried out at the 10% level of significance,the rejection region is:

• A) \(\chi\)² < 6.571 or \(\chi\)² > 23.685.
• B) \(\chi\)² < 7.790 or \(\chi\)² > 21.064.
• C) \(\chi\)² < 8.547 or \(\chi\)² > 22.307.
• D) \(\chi\)² < 7.261 or \(\chi\)² < 24.996.

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