How Do You Determine Whether to Use the Z or T

question 48

Essay

How do you determine whether to use the z or t distribution in computing the margin of error, $$E = z _ { \alpha / 2 } \cdot \frac { \sigma } { \sqrt { n } } \text { or } E = t _ { \alpha / 2 } \cdot \frac { s } { \sqrt { n } } ?$$

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Definitions:

Observations

Data points or elements collected during an experiment or study which represent individual pieces of information about the phenomena being studied.

Multiple Regression Model

A statistical technique that predicts the outcome of a response variable based on multiple explanatory variables.

Units

Basic quantities or items in measurement or statistics that are counted or measured in a dataset.