Compute the Standardized Test Statistic $\chi ^ { 2 }$ To Test the Claim

question 26

Multiple Choice

Compute the standardized test statistic, $\chi ^ { 2 }$ to test the claim $\sigma ^ { 2 } \geq 7.2 \text { if } n = 15 , \mathrm {~s} ^ { 2 } = 6 , \text { and } \alpha = 0.05$

• A) 11.667
• B) 8.713
• C) 12.823
• D) 23.891

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