A researcher wants to determine if the sample variance for college tuition of a sample of college freshmen is different than $10,000. Which one of the following procedures is appropriate to test this?

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The appropriate procedure to determine if the sample variance for college tuition of a sample of college freshmen is different than a specific value ($10,000 in this case) is to test for a single variance. This involves comparing the observed sample variance to a hypothesized population variance to see if there is a significant difference.

A Researcher Wants to Determine If the Sample Variance for College