The Standard Error of the Difference Between Means Is Given $\sqrt { \frac { \left( \sigma _ { 1 } \right) ^ { 2 } } { n _ { 1 } } + \frac { ( \sigma ) ^ { 2 } } { n _ { 2 } } }$

question 80

Multiple Choice

The standard error of the difference between means is given by

• A) \(\sqrt { \frac { \left( \sigma _ { 1 } \right) ^ { 2 } } { n _ { 1 } } + \frac { ( \sigma ) ^ { 2 } } { n _ { 2 } } }\)
• B) \(\frac { \sigma _ { 1 } } { n _ { 1 } } + \frac { \sigma _ { 2 } } { n _ { 2 } }\)
• C) \(\frac { \left( \sigma _ { 1 } \right) ^ { 2 } } { n _ { 1 } } + \frac { ( \sigma } { n _ { 2 } } L ^ { 2 }\)
• D) \(\sqrt { \frac { \sigma _ { 1 } } { n _ { 1 } } + \frac { \sigma _ { 2 } } { n _ { 2 } } }\)

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