The Statistical Distribution Used for Testing the Difference Between Two

question 64

Multiple Choice

The statistical distribution used for testing the difference between two population variances is the:

• A) Student t-distribution
• B) standard normal distribution
• C) binomial distribution
• D) F-distribution
• E) chi-square distribution

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Definitions:

Determination

In the context of statistical analysis, often refers to the degree of variance in observations explained by the model, usually in the form of the coefficient of determination (R-squared).

Estimated Regression Equation

An equation that estimates the relationship between dependent and independent variables in a regression model.

SST

Total Sum of Squares; a measure that quantifies the total variance in the dependent variable that is to be explained by the independent variable(s) in a model.

SSE

Stands for the Sum of Squared Errors, a measure used in statistics to describe the discrepancy between the data and an estimation model.