In a Hypothesis Test About Two Population Variances, the Test $\frac { 1 } { \frac { s _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } } { s _ { 2 } ^ { 2 } } }$

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Multiple Choice

In a hypothesis test about two population variances, the test statistic F is computed as _____.

• A) \(\frac { 1 } { \frac { s _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } } { s _ { 2 } ^ { 2 } } }\)
• B) \(\frac { s _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } } { s _ { 2 } ^ { 2 } }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { \frac { \sigma _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } } { \sigma _ { 2 } ^ { 2 } } }\)
• D) \(\frac { \sigma _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } } { \sigma _ { 2 } ^ { 2 } }\)

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