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Chapter 13: Inferential Statistics and Distributions 361
2-SampFTest
2-SampFTest2-SampFTest
2-SampFTest
2-SampÜTest (two-sample Ü-test; item E) computes an Ü-test to compare two normal
population standard deviations (s
1
and s
2
). The population means and standard
deviations are all unknown.
2-SampÜTest, which uses the ratio of sample variances
Sx1
2
/Sx2
2
, tests the null hypothesis H
0
: s
1
=s
2
against one of the alternatives below.
•H
a
: s
1
ƒ
s
2
(s1:ƒs2)
•H
a
: s
1
<s
2
(s1:<s2)
•H
a
: s
1
>s
2
(s1:>s2)
Calculated
results:
Drawn results: