When Testing for the Difference Between Two Population Variances with Sample

question 149

Multiple Choice

When testing for the difference between two population variances with sample sizes of n₁ = 8 and n₂ = 10,the degrees of freedom are:

• A)8 and 10
• B)7 and 9
• C)2 and 18
• D)18 and 2

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