In Testing for the Equality of Two Population Variances, When

question 101

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In testing for the equality of two population variances, when the populations are normally distributed, the 5% level of significance has been used. To determine the rejection region, it will be necessary to refer to the F table corresponding to an upper-tail area of 0.05.

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Definitions:

Specificity

The capacity of an examination to accurately detect individuals who do not have the condition, known as the true negative rate.

Digital Rectal Exam

A manual examination performed by inserting a lubricated, gloved finger into the rectum to check for abnormalities of organs or other structures in the pelvis and lower belly.

Specificity

In diagnostic testing, the ability of the test to correctly identify those without the disease.

Positive Predictive Value

The probability that individuals with a positive test result actually have the disease.