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At the  = 0.05 significance level test the claim that a population has a standard deviation of 20.3. A random sample of 18 people yields a standard deviation of 27.1.
 
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Reply #1 on: Aug 1, 2018
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Test statistic: X2 = 30.297. Critical values: X2 = 7.564, 30.191. Reject the null hypothesis. There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the standard deviation of the population is equal to 20.3.

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