If the Populations Are Normally Distributed and the Variances of the Two

question 39

True/False

If the populations are normally distributed and the variances of the two populations are equal, it is appropriate to use the "pooled" formula to determine the t-statistic for the hypothesis test of the difference in the two population means.

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