You Are Testing the Difference Between Two Population Means

question 13

Multiple Choice

You are testing the difference between two population means.The pooled standard deviation is only appropriate if the two populations

• A)are normally distributed
• B)have equal variances (standard deviations)
• C)have equal means (averages)
• D)are skewed
• E)have equal sample sizes

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