Solve the Problem

question 76

Essay

Solve the problem.
-Test the claim that populations A and B have different variances. Use a significance level of 0.10. $$\begin{array} { l } \text { Sample A } & \text { Sample B } \\\hline\mathrm { n } = 28 & \mathrm { n } = 41 \\\bar { x } _ { 1 } = 19.2 & \bar { x } _ { 2 } = 23.7 \\\mathrm {~s} = 4.7 & \mathrm {~s} = 5.89 \\\end{array}$$

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