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When do we use pooling in inference?

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There are two versions of this test, one is used when the variances of the two populations are equal (the pooled test) and the other one is used when the variances of the two populations are unequal (the unpooled test).

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There are two versions of this test, one is used when the variances of the two populations are equal (the pooled test) and the other one is used when the variances of the two populations are unequal (the unpooled test).