When Testing for the Difference Between the Means of Two

question 48

Multiple Choice

When testing for the difference between the means of two independent populations with equal variances and with samples of sizes n₁ = 20 and n₂ = 20,what is the number of degrees of freedom?

• A)40
• B)38
• C)20
• D)19

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