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F Test Formula

The document discusses the F test formula. It begins by explaining that the F test is used to compare variances and models based on available data, and was named by George Snedecor after Ronald Fisher. It then provides the steps for an F test using technology: 1) state the null and alternate hypotheses, 2) calculate the F value using the formula, 3) find the critical F statistic value, and 4) support or reject the null hypothesis. The key formula compares two variances by dividing them. The F test assumes the null hypothesis that population variances are equal.

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F Test Formula

The document discusses the F test formula. It begins by explaining that the F test is used to compare variances and models based on available data, and was named by George Snedecor after Ronald Fisher. It then provides the steps for an F test using technology: 1) state the null and alternate hypotheses, 2) calculate the F value using the formula, 3) find the critical F statistic value, and 4) support or reject the null hypothesis. The key formula compares two variances by dividing them. The F test assumes the null hypothesis that population variances are equal.

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F Test Formula

SLIDE 1

An “F Test” is a catch-all term for the tests which are using the F-distribution.
Mostly, when people talk about the F-Test, they are actually talking about the F-
Test to Compare Two Variances. But the f-statistic is used in a variety of tests such
as regression analysis, the Chow test, and the Scheffe test. If we are running an F-
Test, we may use many kinds of technology to run the test. Because doing F-test
by hand, including variances, is a complex and time-consuming task. This article
will explain students about the F Test formula with examples. Let us learn it!

SLIDE 2

Definition of F-test:

In statistics, a test statistic has an F-distribution under the null hypothesis is known
as an F test. It is used to compare the statistical models as per the data set available.
George W. Snedecor, in honor of Sir Ronald A. Fisher, has given name to this
formula as F Test Formula.

SLIDE 3-6

If we are using an F Test using technology, the following steps are there:

1. State the null hypothesis with the alternate hypothesis.


2. Calculate the F-value, using the formula.
3. Find the F Statistic which is the critical value for this test. This F-statistic
formula is the ratio of the variance of the group means divided by the mean
of the within-group variances.
4. Finally, support or reject the Null Hypothesis.
SLIDE 7
Formula for F-Test to Compare Two Variances:
A Statistical F Test uses an F Statistic to compare two variances, σ1andσ2, by
dividing them. The result will always be a positive number because variances are
always positive. Thus, the equation for comparing two variances with the F-test is:

F−value=variance1variance2
i.e. F−value=σ21σ22

SLIDE 8
To compare the variances of two different sets of values, the F-test formula is used.
Applied on F distribution under the null hypothesis, first, we have to compute the
mean of two given observations and then after calculating their variance.

σ2=∑(x–x¯¯¯)2n−1

LEGEND:

σ
Variance

X Values given in a set of data

X Mean of the data


n The total number of values.

Slide 10
We always test that the population variances are equal while running an F-Test. In
other words, we always assume that the variances are equal to 1. Thus, our null
hypothesis will always be that the variances are equal.

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