We compare two sample variances to determine whether the difference between them is probably not due to random sampling error when we perform a ______.

Answer 1

We compare two sample variances to determine whether the difference between them is probably not due to random sampling error when we perform an F-test, or a variance ratio test. The null hypothesis for the F-test is that the population variances are equal, while the alternative hypothesis is that they are not equal.

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