Suppose you read the following in a journal
Question
Suppose you read the following in a journal: “The group means did not differ significantly, t(30.1) = 1.68, p <
.05, two-tailed.” You notice that the ns in the groups were n1 = 40 and n2 = 55.
a.What degrees of freedom would you normally expect a t test to have when n1 = 40 and n2 = 55?
b.How do you explain why the degrees of freedom reported here differ from the value you just calculated