The ratio of two independent chi-squared variables, each divided by its number of degrees of freedom, is:
A) normally distributed.
B) Student t distributed.
C) chi-squared distributed.
D) F distributed.

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The ratio of two independent chi-squared variables, each divided by its number of degrees of freedom, follows an F distribution with the numerator degrees of freedom equal to the number of degrees of freedom of the first variable and the denominator degrees of freedom equal to the number of degrees of freedom of the second variable.

The Ratio of Two Independent Chi-Squared Variables, Each Divided by Its