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

question 13

Multiple Choice

Compute the standardized test statistic, $x ^ { 2 }$ to test the claim $\sigma ^ { 2 } = 30.1 \text { if } n = 12 , s ^ { 2 } = 25.2 \text {, and } \alpha = 0.05 \text {. }$

• A) 9.209
• B) 12.961
• C) 18.490
• D) 0.492

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