A Medical Researcher Is Interested in Whether Patients' Left Arms

question 9

Multiple Choice

A medical researcher is interested in whether patients' left arms or right arms are longer. If 10 patients participate in this study, how many degrees of freedom should the researcher use when finding the critical value for a t test?

• A) 9
• B) 10
• C) 18
• D) 19

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