Practice mode Hypothesis Testing

In a pooled two-sample t-test with samples of sizes 12 and 10, how many degrees of freedom are used?

Correct answer B. 20

Explanation

For two independent samples with pooled variance, df = n1 + n2 − 2 = 12 + 10 − 2 = 20, since each sample mean uses one degree of freedom.

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