Consider the Following Hypotheses: H₀: σ² = 169, H_A: σ²

question 72

Essay

Consider the following hypotheses: H₀: σ² = 169, H_A: σ² ≠ 169
A sample variance of 98 is obtained from a random sample of 10 observations drawn from a normally distributed population. At 1% significance level, conduct a test for the population variance using the critical value approach.

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