A Study Compares the Means of Two Groups, Each Having

question 4

Multiple Choice

A study compares the means of two groups, each having N = 15. If the standard deviations of the two groups are 1.67 and 2.98, what is the value for the standard error of the difference ?

• A) .19
• B) .778
• C) .880
• D) .882

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