In a Study Using 8 Samples, and in Which the Population

question 46

Multiple Choice

In a study using 8 samples, and in which the population variance is unknown, the distribution that should be used to calculate confidence intervals is

• A) a t distribution with 9 degrees of freedom.
• B) a t distribution with 7 degrees of freedom.
• C) a standard normal distribution.
• D) a t distribution with 8 degrees of freedom.

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