In the case of conducting the t-test on the means of two samples of observations,the samples can be ________ or ________.
A) independent; random
B) random; exclusive
C) exclusive; dependent
D) independent; paired
E) set-up; breakdown

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The samples can either be independent, meaning they are collected from two separate groups without any association, or paired, meaning they are collected from the same group before and after some intervention. The options A, B, and C do not accurately describe the possible relationships between the samples, and option E is not relevant to statistical analysis.

In the Case of Conducting the T-Test on the Means