THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
Suppose two food preservatives are extensively tested and determined safe for use in meats.A processor wants to compare the preservatives for their effects on retarding spoilage.Suppose 16 cuts of fresh meat are treated with preservative A and another 12 cuts of meat are treated with preservative B.The number of hours until spoilage begins is recorded for each of the 28 cuts of meat.The results are summarized in the table below.

-The numerator and denominator degrees of freedom associated with the test statistic for determining if there is a difference in the population variances for preservatives A and B are,respectively:
A)16 and 12
B)12 and 16
C)15 and 11
D)11 and 15

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THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
Suppose two food preservatives are extensively tested and determined safe for use in meats.A processor wants to compare the preservatives for their effects on retarding spoilage.Suppose 16 cuts of fresh meat are treated with preservative A and another 12 cuts of meat are treated with preservative B.The number of hours until spoilage begins is recorded for each of the 28 cuts of meat.The results are summarized in the table below.
 
-The numerator and denominator degrees of freedom associated with the test statistic for determining if there is a difference in the population variances for preservatives A and B are,respectively:
A)16 and 12 
B)12 and 16 
C)15 and 11 
D)11 and 15

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The Answer of THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
Suppose two food preservatives are extensively tested and determined safe for use in meats.A processor wants to compare the preservatives for their effects on retarding spoilage.Suppose 16 cuts of fresh meat are treated with preservative A and another 12 cuts of meat are treated with preservative B.The number of hours until spoilage begins is recorded for each of the 28 cuts of meat.The results are summarized in the table below.
 
-The numerator and denominator degrees of freedom associated with the test statistic for determining if there is a difference in the population variances for preservatives A and B are,respectively:
A)16 and 12 
B)12 and 16 
C)15 and 11 
D)11 and 15