When Testing for the Difference Between Two Population Variances with Sample

question 3

Multiple Choice

When testing for the difference between two population variances with sample sizes of n₁ = 8 and n₂ = 10, where n₁ has the larger variance, the number of degrees of freedom are

• A) 8 and 10.
• B) 7 and 9.
• C) 18.
• D) 16.

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