Test statistic for a test of hypothesis
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A random sample of 51 observations was selected from a normally distributed population. The sample mean was x = 88.6 , and the sample variance was s2 = 38.2. We wish to determine if there is sufficient reason to conclude that the population standard deviation is not equal to 8 at the 0.05 level of significance.
Calculate the value of the test statistic.
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Value of the test statistic has been calculated for a test of hypothesis for population standard deviation.
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A random sample of 51 observations was selected from a normally distributed population. The sample mean was x = 88.6 , and the sample variance was s2 = ...
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