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The Chi-Square Distribution, : Chi Square variable cannot be negative Chi Square distributions are positively skewed Find the critical chi-squared value for 15 degrees of freedom when and the test is one tailed right. Find the critical chi-squared value for 10 degrees of freedom when and the test is one tailed left Find the critical chi-squared values for 22 degrees of freedom when and a two-tailed test is conducted. Assumptions for the Use of Chi-Square Test The sample must be randomly selected from the population. The population must be normally distributed for the variable under study. The observations must be independent of each other. Question: An instructor wishes to see whether the variation in IQ of the 23 students in her class is less than the variance of the population. The variance of the class is 198. Test the claim that the variation of the class is less than the population variance () at . A medical researcher believes that the standard deviation of the temperatures of newborn infants is greater than. A sample of 15 infants was found to have a standard deviation of . At , does the evidence support the researcher’s belief? A cigarette manufacturer wishes to test the claim that the variance of the nicotine content of the cigarettes his company manufactures is equal to 0.644 milligram. A sample of 20 cigarettes has a standard deviation of 1 gram. At , test the manufacturer’s claim. Formula for the Confidence Interval of a Variance Standard Deviation The formula for the confidence interval of a variance if The formula for the confidence interval of a standard deviation is The degrees of freedom for both formulas id d.f. = n -1 Find the 95% confidence interval of the variance and standard deviation for the variance in the previous example. A cigarette manufacturer wishes to test the claim that the variance of the nicotine content of the ciga