The Contents of a Sample of 26 Cans of Apple

question 19

Multiple Choice

The contents of a sample of 26 cans of apple juice showed a standard deviation of .06 ounces. We are interested in testing whether the variance of the population is significantly more than .003. The null hypothesis is

• A) s² > .003.
• B) s² ≤ .003.
• C) σ² > .003.
• D) σ² ≤ .003.

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