Identify the Rejection Region That Should Be Used to Test $H _ { 0 } : \sigma _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } = \sigma _ { 2 } ^ { 2 }$

question 93

Multiple Choice

Identify the rejection region that should be used to test $H _ { 0 } : \sigma _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } = \sigma _ { 2 } ^ { 2 }$ against $H _ { a } : \sigma _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } \neq \sigma _ { 2 } { } ^ { 2 }$ for $v _ { 1 } = 5 , v _ { 2 } = 8$ , and $\alpha = .05$ .

• A) \(F > 3.69\)
• B) \(F > 6.76\)
• C) \(F > 6.63\)
• D) \(F > 4.82\)

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