A Sample of 60 Items from Population 1 Has a Sample

question 7

Multiple Choice

A sample of 60 items from population 1 has a sample variance of 12 while a sample of 50 items from population 2 has a sample variance of 15. If we want to test whether the variances of the two populations are equal, the test statistic will have a value of

• A) .8.
• B) 1.56.
• C) 1.5.
• D) 1.25.

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