A Random Sample of Size 15 from Normal Population a Has

question 16

Multiple Choice

A random sample of size 15 from normal population A has variance of 800.A second, independent, random sample of size 7 from normal population B has a variance of 1200.You will test a null hypothesis that the variances of the two populations are equal, using a 2% significance level.Report the critical value of F (F_c) for the test, assuming that the large sample variance appears in the numerator of the test statistic.

• A)1.50
• B)6.013
• C)4.456
• D)4.142