Aflotoxins produced by mold on peanut crops in two states are compared in terms of variances. A sample of 6 batches of peanuts from state 1 reveals levels of 24.17 ppm, on average, with a variance of 4.25 ppm. Another sample of 8 batches of peanuts from state 2 reveals levels of 20.27 ppm, on average, with a variance of 2.20 ppm. Assume populations are normally distributed.
Required:
State and conclude your hypothesis at the 0.05 level of significance if the variance in state 1 is equal to the variance in state 2.