Find the Critical Value $$F _ { 0 }$$ To Test the Claim That

question 28

Multiple Choice

Find the critical value $$F _ { 0 }$$ to test the claim that $$\sigma _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } > \sigma _{ 2 }^ { 2 }$$ Two samples are randomly selected from populations that are normal. The sample statistics are given below. Use $$\alpha = 0.01 .$$ $$\begin{array} { l l } \mathrm { n } _ { 1 } = 16 & \mathrm { n } _ { 2 } = 13 \\\\\mathrm {~s} _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } = 1600 & \mathrm {~s} _ { 2 } ^ { 2 } = 625\end{array}$$

• A)4.01
• B)3.18
• C)2.62
• D)3.67

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