The Degrees of Freedom for the T Statistic to Test

question 154

Multiple Choice

The degrees of freedom for the t statistic to test hypotheses about paired samples are ________.

• A)n
• B)n - 1
• C)n₁ + n₂
• D)n₁ + n₂ - 2

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