The Following Are the Competing Hypotheses and the Relevant Summary

question 85

Multiple Choice

The following are the competing hypotheses and the relevant summary statistics: Η₀: / ≤ 1, Η_A: / > 1. The p-value associated with the value of the test statistic is 0.3692. At the 5% significance level, which of the following conclusions is correct?

• A) We reject the null hypothesis and conclude the first variance is larger than the second.
• B) We do not reject the null hypothesis and conclude the first variance is larger than the second.
• C) We reject the null hypothesis and cannot conclude the first variance is larger than the second.
• D) We do not reject the null hypothesis and cannot conclude the first variance is larger than the second.

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