Two independent samples selected from two normally distributed populations have variances of σ₁² and σ₂² with n₁ = 10 and n₂ = 15.The degrees of freedom for the F distribution when testing the equality of the two population variances are: A)10,15 B)11,16 C)9,14 D)8,13

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The degrees of freedom for the F distribution when testing the equality of two population variances are (n1-1, n2-1), which in this case is (10-1, 15-1) = (9, 14). Therefore, the best choice is C.

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