The following observations are obtained when a random sample is drawn from a normally distributed population: [5.987, 35.48, 21.08, 26.88, 17.36] Use this information to test the null hypothesis H0:σ2=60H0:σ2=60 against the alternative hypothesis HA:σ2>60HA:σ2>60.   What is the value of the test statistic χ2χ2?

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The following observations are obtained when a random sample is drawn from a normally distributed population:

[5.987, 35.48, 21.08, 26.88, 17.36]

Use this information to test the null hypothesis H0:σ2=60H0:σ2=60 against the alternative hypothesis HA:σ2>60HA:σ2>60.

 

What is the value of the test statistic χ2χ2? 

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