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Questions pertain to the following table (Table 6) , which presents fictitious results regarding the effects of guided imagery on pain outcomes among patients with cancer.
 Table 6 Pain Outcomes for Cancer Patients Receiving a Guided Imagery Intervention (n=100)  Versus Those Receiving Usual Care (n=100)  Outcome  Usual Care  Group  Mean (SD)  Guided Imagery  Group  Mean (SD) tpd Present pain intensity 5.3(1.5) 4.7(1.4) 3.24.002.41 Pain intensity–pain at its worst 8.5(1.8) 8.3(1.7) 1.29.22.12 Pain distress 6.8(1.1) 5.8(1.2) 5.34<.001.87 Pain interference 42.1(6.1) 39.9(6.0) 2.77.02.36\begin{array}{c}\text { Table } 6\\\text { Pain Outcomes for Cancer Patients Receiving a Guided Imagery Intervention }(n=100) \\\text { Versus Those Receiving Usual Care }(n=100) \\\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Outcome } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Usual Care } \\\text { Group } \\\text { Mean }(S D) \end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Guided Imagery } \\\text { Group } \\\text { Mean }(S D) \end{array} & \boldsymbol{t} & \boldsymbol{p} & \boldsymbol{d} \\\hline \text { Present pain intensity } & 5.3(1.5) & 4.7(1.4) & 3.24 & .002 & .41 \\\hline \text { Pain intensity–pain at its worst } & 8.5(1.8) & 8.3(1.7) & 1.29 & .22 & .12 \\\hline \text { Pain distress } & 6.8(1.1) & 5.8(1.2) & 5.34 & <.001 & .87 \\\hline \text { Pain interference } & 42.1(6.1) & 39.9(6.0) & 2.77 & .02 & .36 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}
-Refer to Table 6. What were the degrees of freedom in these analyses?


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