Data Were Collected on Annual Personal Time (In Hours) Taken

question 3

Multiple Choice

Data were collected on annual personal time (in hours) taken by a random sample of 16 women and 20 men employed by a medium-sized company.The women took an average of 24.75 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.84 hours.The men took an average of 20.5 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.75 hours.The pooled estimate of the variance is ________________________ .

• A)264.6715
• B)2.790
• C)7.785
• D)12.998
• E)None of the above.

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