A Marketing Study Was Conducted to Compare the Variation in the Age

question 96

Multiple Choice

A marketing study was conducted to compare the variation in the age of male and female purchasers of a certain product. Random and independent samples were selected for both male
And female purchasers of the product. The sample data is shown here:

Calculate the test statistics that should be used to determine if the variation in the female ages exceeds the variation in the male ages.

• A) \(F = 1.264\)
• B) \(F = 1.732\)
• C) \(F = 1.316\)
• D) \(F = 1.597\)

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