A Medical Researcher Is Interested in Whether Patients' Left Arms $t$

question 72

Multiple Choice

A medical researcher is interested in whether patients' left arms or right arms are longer. If 9 patients participate in this study, how many degrees of freedom should the researcher use when finding the critical value for a $t$ test?

• A) 17
• B) 9
• C) 16
• D) 8

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