You Are Using Independent Samples of Size 10 to Test $\mu$

question 8

True/False

You are using independent samples of size 10 to test whether two population means are equal, with $\mu$ ₁ = $\mu$ ₂ as the null hypothesis.If the populations are normal and have equal standard deviations, it would be appropriate to use a pooled sample standard deviation in your test.

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