Differences Between Two Sample Averages Are Most Likely to Be

question 5

Multiple Choice

Differences between two sample averages are most likely to be statistically significant if

• A) the difference between the samples is large.
• B) the standard deviations of the samples are large.
• C) both samples are drawn from the same population.
• D) the sample means are larger than the sample medians.

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