A Golfer Would Like to Test the Hypothesis That the Variance

Multiple Choice

A golfer would like to test the hypothesis that the variance of his golf score equals 10.0. A random sample of 28 rounds of golf had a sample standard deviation of 3.5. Using α = 0.10, the conclusion for this hypothesis test would be that because the test statistic is _______.

A) more than the upper critical value, we can reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the variance for this golfer's scores is not equal to 10.0
B) less than the lower critical value, we fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the variance for this golfer's scores is not equal to 10.0
C) between the lower and upper critical values, we reject the null hypothesis and cannot conclude that the variance for this golfer's scores is not equal to 10.0
D) between the lower and upper critical values, we fail to reject the null hypothesis and cannot conclude that the variance for this golfer's scores is not equal to 10.0