In Testing for the Differences Between the Means of Two

question 6

Multiple Choice

In testing for the differences between the means of two independent populations where the variances in each population are unknown but assumed equal,the degrees of freedom is:

• A)n₁ + n₂
• B)n₁ + n₂ − 2
• C)n₁ + n₂ − 1
• D)None of these choices

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