One Sample of N = 8 Scores Has a Variance

Multiple Choice

One sample of n = 8 scores has a variance of s² = 6 and a second sample of n = 8 scores has s² = 10.If the pooled variance is computed for these two samples, then the value obtained will be ______.

A) closer to 6 than to 10
B) closer to 10 than to 6
C) exactly half way between 6 and 10
D) cannot be determined without more information