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

question 55

Essay

Consider the 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 p-value approach.

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