Compute the Standardized Test Statistic $$x ^ { 2 }$$ To Test the Claim

question 48

Multiple Choice

Compute the standardized test statistic, $$x ^ { 2 }$$ to test the claim $\sigma ^ { 2 } \leq 16 \text { if } \mathrm { n } = 20 , \mathrm {~s} ^ { 2 } = 31 \text {, and } \alpha = 0.01 \text {. }$

• A)36.813
• B)9.322
• C)12.82
• D)33.41

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