I If Samples Taken from Two Populations Are Not Independent

question 22

Multiple Choice

i. If samples taken from two populations are not independent, then a test of paired differences is applied.
Ii) The paired difference test has (n - 1) degrees of freedom.
Iii) The paired t test is especially appropriate when the sample sizes of two groups are the same.

• A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are all correct statements
• B) (i) and (ii) are correct statements, but not (iii).
• C) (i) and (iii) are correct statements but not (ii).
• D) (ii) and (iii) are correct statements but not (i).
• E) (ii) is a correct statement, but not (i) and (iii).

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