1) The following hypotheses are given:

H₀ :1222=0

H₁ :1222=0

A random sample of eight observations from the first population resulted in a standard deviation of 10. A random sample of six observations from the second population resulted in a standard deviation of 7.

a) State the decision rule for 0.02 significance level.

Reject H₀ if F> ----------

b) Compute the value of the test statistic.

Value of the test statistic --------

(Round the final answers to 2 decimal places)