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t distribution logo #21011Defined in terms of a normal variable and a chi-squared variable. Let z~N(0,1) and v~X2(n). (That is, v is drawn from a chi-squared distribution with n degrees of freedom.) Then t = z(n/v)1/2 has a t distribution with n degrees of freedom. The t distribution is a one-parameter fam...
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t distribution logo #20973The distribution of the quotient of independent random variables, the numerator of which is a standardised normal variate and the denominator the positive square root of the quotient of a chi-square distributed variate and its number of degrees of freedom. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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t distribution logo #21219Type: Term Definitions: 1. the distribution of the quotient of independent random variables, the numerator of which is a standardized normal variate and the denominator the positive square root of the quotient of a chi-square (χ2) distributed variate and its number of degrees of freedom.
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