A Potato Chip Manufacturer Has Two Packaging Lines and Wants

question 21

True/False

A potato chip manufacturer has two packaging lines and wants to determine if the variances differ between the two lines.They take a sample of n= 15 bags from each line and find the following:
s₁ = 0.09 ounces s₂ = 0.06 ounces
The value of the test statistic is F = 1.5

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Definitions:

Carbowax

A trade name for a series of polyethylene glycols commonly used as solvents, lubricants, and in pharmaceutical formulations.

Ethylene Oxide

An organic compound that is a colorless gas with a sweet odor, used as a sterilizing agent and an intermediate in the production of other chemicals.

Anionic

Pertaining to ions or molecules that carry a negative electric charge.

Cationic Polymerization

A type of polymerization where the growth of a polymer chain proceeds via cationic species as the propagating centers.