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

question 95

Multiple Choice

Compute the standardized test statistic, $x ^ { 2 }$ to test the claim $\sigma ^ { 2 } \neq 20.4 \text { if } \mathrm { n } = 10 , \mathrm {~s} ^ { 2 } = 22.5 , \text { and } \alpha = 0.01$

• A) 9.926
• B) 3.276
• C) 4.919
• D) 12.008

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