The Student T Distribution Is

question 34

Multiple Choice

The Student t distribution is

• A)the distribution of the sum of m squared independent standard normal random variables.
• B)the distribution of a random variable with a chi-squared distribution with m degrees of freedom, divided by m.
• C)always well approximated by the standard normal distribution.
• D)the distribution of the ratio of a standard normal random variable, divided by the square root of an independently distributed chi-squared random variable with m
• Degrees of freedom divided by m.

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