One Sample Has a Variance of S² = 10 and a Second

question 7

Multiple Choice

One sample has a variance of s² = 10 and a second sample has a variance of s² = 6.If the two samples have the same number of scores, what is the pooled variance for the two samples?

• A)4
• B)8
• C)14
• D)Cannot answer without knowing the sample size.

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