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Standard deviation is another important population parameter to be
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tested.
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We want to know if the standard deviation estimated from two samples
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are significantly different.
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The statistical test used to compare the variability of two samples
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F-test:
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S12:
the estimate of the population variance of sample 1
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S22:
the estimate of the population variance of sample 2.
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