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

question 15

Multiple Choice

Compute the standardized test statistic, $\chi ^ { 2 }$ to test the claim $\sigma ^ { 2 } > 15.2 \text { if } \mathrm { n } = 18 , \mathrm {~s} ^ { 2 } = 21.6 \text {, and } \alpha = 0.01$

• A) 24.158
• B) 28.175
• C) 33.233
• D) 43.156

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