One Sample Has N = 10 Scores and a Variance

question 33

Multiple Choice

One sample has n = 10 scores and a variance of s² = 20,and a second sample has n = 15 scores and a variance of s² = 30.What can you conclude about the pooled variance for these two samples?​

• A)​It will be closer to 20 than to 30.
• B)​It will be closer to 30 than to 20.
• C)​It will be exactly half way between 20 and 30.
• D)​It will be equal to 25.

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