A sample with ss = 40 and a variance of 8 has n = 5 scores.

a. True

b. False

The formula relating the sample variance, SS and n can be written as:

sample variance = SS / (n - 1)

so let us take that:

SS = 40

n = 5

calculate variance using the formula:

sample variance = 40 / (5 - 1)

sample variance = 10

Therefore the answer is:

False