When the difference between the means of two normal populations is checked using two independent samples with equal variances and sizes n1 = 20 and n2 = 15, what is the number of degrees of freedom for the t-test statistic?

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When the difference between the means of two normal populations is checked using two independent samples with equal variances and sizes n1 = 20 and n2 = 15, what is the number of degrees of freedom for the t-test statistic?
Select one:

 A. 18
B. 13
C. 14

 D. 33

E. 35

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