All of the following are true for both the t test for independent means and the t test for dependent means EXCEPT
A) population variances are estimated from the information in the sample of scores actually studied.
B) pretest–posttest experimental designs are common.
C) the population means are unknown.
D) the sample scores in some form are eventually compared to a t distribution.
Answer: B
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a. the husband ought to be the primary earner. b. wives have a moral obligation to be employed. c. household tasks should be shared equally. d. wives ought not to be employed.
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