Entertainment Software Association Would Like to Test If the Standard

question 23

Multiple Choice

Entertainment Software Association would like to test if the standard deviation for the age of "gamers" (those that routinely play video games) is equal to 6.0 years. The standard deviation for the age from a random sample of 24 gamers is 3.8 years. The test statistic for this hypothesis test would be ______.

• A)45.61
• B)9.23
• C)24.33
• D)31.82

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