Variance Procedures
Calculating the Test Statistic
The Problem
Example #85: Let us test whether the variance of population 1 differs from that of population 2. In symbols, this is:
H0 : σ²1 /σ²2 = 1
HA : σ²1 /σ²2 ≠ 1
To test this hypothesis, we collect data. The data from population 1 are:
30, 29, 72, 42, 48, 59, 35, 49, 45, 23, 37, 40, 61, 60, 36, 50
The data from population 2 are:
31, 35, 26, 39, 11, 30, 36, 26, 42, 17, 45, 59, 44, 38, 31
With this information, calculate the test statistic corresponding to the null hypothesis.
Information given:
To summarize the above, the values of import are:
| \( \sigma^2_0 \) | = | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| \( s_1^2 \) | = | 179.933333 |
| \( n_1 \) | = | 16 |
| \( s_2^2 \) | = | 138.285714 |
| \( n_2 \) | = | 15 |
It may be helpful if you calculate these values yourself. Once you have, you can check your answers by hovering your mouse over the grey spaces to see if you calculated them correctly.
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