In Testing for Differences Between the Means of Two Independent

question 109

Multiple Choice

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

• A) n₁ + n₂ - 2.
• B) n₁ + n₂ - 1.
• C) n - 2.
• D) n - 1.

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