A problem with a telephone line the prevents a customer from receiving or making calls is
upsetting to both the customer and the telecommunications company. The file "Phone" contains samples of 20
problems reported to two different offices of a telecommunications company and the time to clear these proble
minutes) from the customers’ lines.
a. At the 0.05 level of significance, is ther evidence of a difference in the variability of the time to clear problems
between the two central offices?
b. Determine the p-value in (a) and interpret its meaning.
c. What assumption do you need to make in (a) about the two populations in order to justify your use of the F te
d. Based on the results of (a) and (b), which t test should you use to compare the mean time to clear problems i two central offices?
(This question I may be able to answer based on me having the specific textbook it
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