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Two cyclists are comparing the variances of their overall paces going uphill. Each cyclist records his or her speeds going up 
hills. The first cyclist has a variance of 
and the second cyclist has a variance of 
. The cyclists want to see if their variances are the same or different.
hills. The first cyclist has a variance of and the second cyclist has a variance of . The cyclists want to see if their variances are the same or different.Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
statistic is the ratio of the two variances.
The formula to calculate statistic is:
where, 
is the variance of the first sample and 
is the variance of the second sample.
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Introductory Statistics
OER Edition, 2013
Openstax
ISBN: 9781938168208
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