Identify the hypothesis that depicts a right-tailed test for the population variance from the list of hypotheses given below.

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The hypothesis that depicts a right-tailed test for the population variance is the one that has the alternative hypothesis with ">" sign. In this case, the alternative hypothesis in option B is "σ^2 > σ0^2", indicating a right-tailed test. The other options have alternative hypotheses with "<" or "≠" signs, representing left-tailed or two-tailed tests, respectively. Option D also has an incorrect null hypothesis, making it an invalid option.

Identify the Hypothesis That Depicts a Right-Tailed Test for the Population