Two Samples of Sizes 25 and 35 Are Independently Drawn

question 40

Multiple Choice

Two samples of sizes 25 and 35 are independently drawn from two normal populations, where the unknown population variances are assumed to be equal. Which one of the following values is the number of degrees of freedom of the equal-variances t test statistic?

• A) 60
• B) 59
• C) 58
• D) 35

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