Compute the Standardized Test Statistic $$x ^ { 2 }$$ To Test the Claim

Multiple Choice

Compute the standardized test statistic, $$x ^ { 2 }$$ to test the claim $\sigma ^ { 2 } \leq 16 \text { if } \mathrm { n } = 20 , \mathrm {~s} ^ { 2 } = 31 \text {, and } \alpha = 0.01 \text {. }$

A) 36.813
B) 9.322
C) 12.82
D) 33.41