Question
If we are testing for the difference between two population means and assume that the two populations have equal but unknown standard deviations, then the test has (n1 + n2 – 2) degrees of freedom.
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True
False
Question
The pooled estimate of the proportion is found by dividing the total number of samples by the total number of successes.
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True
False
Question
When testing for a difference between the means of two dependent samples, n1 = n2.
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True
False
Question
The t distribution is more spread out and flatter at the center than the standard normal distribution. However, as the sample size increases, the t distribution curve approaches the standard normal distribution.
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True
False
Question
A group of statistics students decided to conduct a survey at their university to find the average (mean) amount of time students spent studying per week. Assuming a population standard deviation of 3 hours, what is the required sample size if the error should be less than ½ hour with a 99% level of confidence?
Answer
196
240
15
16