A Researcher Is Conducting a Matched-Pairs Study

question 44

Multiple Choice

A researcher is conducting a matched-pairs study.She gathers data on each pair in the study resulting in: Assume that the data are normally distributed in the population.The degrees of freedom in this problem are ___.

• A)4
• B)8
• C)5
• D)9

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