The F-Test for Comparing Variances Has a Stringent Assumption That

question 36

Multiple Choice

The F-test for comparing variances has a stringent assumption that is often not met in data sets we are analyzing. What is it?

• A) The data distributions must have equal means.
• B) The data distributions must have equal variances.
• C) The data must be binomially distributed.
• D) The data must be normally distributed.

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