Which One of the Following Statements Is Not True Regarding

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements is not true regarding the characteristics of the Student's t-d istribution?

• A)The area under the curve is equal to 1.0.
• B)The shape of the Student's t-distribution is narrower than the shape of the normal distribution.
• C)As the number of degrees of freedom increases, the shape of the Student's t-distribution becomes similar to the normal distribution.
• D)It is bell-shaped and symmetrical around the mean of the distribution.

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