One reason for using a t distribution instead of the standard Normal distribution to find critical values

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One reason for using a t distribution instead of the standard Normal distribution to find critical values when calculating a level C confidence interval for a population mean is that

a. z can be used only for large samples.

b. z requires that you know the population standard deviation σ.

c. z requires that you can regard your data as an SRS from the population.

d. z requires that the sample size is less than 10% of the population size.

e. a z critical value will lead to a wider interval than a t critical value.


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The Practice Of Statistics

ISBN: 9781319113339

6th Edition

Authors: Daren S. Starnes, Josh Tabor

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