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

question 81

Multiple Choice

Identify the rejection region that should be used to test $H _ { 0 } : \sigma _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } = \sigma _ { 2 } ^ { 2 }$ against $H _ { \mathrm { a } } : \sigma _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } > \sigma _ { 2 } ^ { 2 }$ for $v _ { 1 } = 10 , v _ { 2 } = 29$ , and $\alpha = .10$ .

• A) \(F > 1.83\)
• B) \(F > 2.53\)
• C) \(F > 3.00\)
• D) \(F > 2.18\)

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