The degrees of freedom ______ indicates ______.A) dfBG; the number of dependent variableB) dfWG; number of scores in each groupC) dfBG; the size of the sampleD) dfWG; the directionality of the alternative hypothesis

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The degrees of freedom ______ indicates ______.A)  dfBG; the number of dependent variableB)  dfWG; number of scores in each groupC)  dfBG; the size of the sampleD)  dfWG; the directionality of the alternative hypothesis

Terrell Jackson · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The degrees of freedom WG, or dfWG, indicate the number of scores in each group that are free to vary while still maintaining the same overall means for each group. The degrees of freedom BG, or dfBG, indicate the number of independent groups being compared minus 1. None of the answer choices accurately describe the meaning of the degrees of freedom.

The degrees of freedom indicates .

A) dfBG; the number of dependent variable
B) dfWG; number of scores in each group
C) dfBG; the size of the sample
D) dfWG; the directionality of the alternative hypothesis

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