F-test

Variance ratio test

F-test-Variance ratio
test
• The test based on the test
statistic which follows F-
distribution is called F- test
Significant difference between variances of
two populations based on small samples
drawn from those populations

• s1²n1
n1-1
F =
s2²n2
n2-1
• In the F-ratio we always take
the larger of the two estimates
in the numerator and smaller in
the denominator
• The degree of freedom is (n1-1)
and (n2-1)
Assumptions
• Samples are drawn at random
• Samples are drawn from normal
populations
• Population standard deviations
are treated as equal but
unknown
uses
• Test equality of variances of two
populations
• To test equality of means of
three or more populations
(known as analysis of variance)
Question no 1
• The standard deviation of two
samples of sizes 10 and 14 from
two normal populations are 3.5
and 3.0 respectively.Examine
whether the standard deviations
of the populations are equal.
Question no 2
• Two samples are drawn from
two normal populations . From
the following data test whether
the two samples have the same
variance at 5%level
samples 1 60 65 71 74 76 82 85 87
samples2 61 66 67 85 78 63 85 86 88 91