QUESTIONS 19 THROUGH 32 RELATE TO QUANTITATIVE METHODS

29. Independent samples drawn from normally distributed populations exhibit the following characteristics: Sample Size Sample mean Sample standard deviation A 25 200 45 B 18 185 60Assuming that the variances of the underlying populations are equal, the pooled estimate of the sample variance is 2,678.05. The t-test statistic appropriate to test the hypothesis that the two population means are equal is closest to: A. 0.29. B. 0.94. C. 1.90.