Question

when testing for differences between treatment means, the t statistic is based on ________. a the ratio of treatment and error degrees of freedom b the treatment degrees of freedom c the error degrees of freedom d the total degrees of freedom

Explanation:

When testing for differences between treatment means in a t - test context, the t - statistic's distribution is determined by the error degrees of freedom. The error degrees of freedom account for the variability within the groups being compared.

Answer:

C. the error degrees of freedom