Find the Critical Value $$\mathrm { F } _ { 0 }$$

question 1

Multiple Choice

Find the critical value $$\mathrm { F } _ { 0 }$$ to test the claim that $$\sigma \underset { 1 } { 2 } \neq \sigma _{ 2 }^{ 2 }$$ Two samples are randomly selected from populations that are normal. The sample statistics are given below. Use $$\alpha = 0.02$$ $$\begin{array} { l l } \mathrm { n } _ { 1 } = 11 & \mathrm { n } _ { 2 } = 18 \\\\\mathrm {~s} _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } = 0.578 & \mathrm {~s} _ { 2 } ^ { 2 } = 0.260\end{array}$$

• A)3.59
• B)2.45
• C)2.92
• D)4.56

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