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Constructing a Confidence Interval for a Population Mean

AP Statistics· difficulty 3/5

z t (small df)

Compared to z, the t-distribution has

  • A

    No tails

  • B

    Lighter tails

  • C

    Heavier tails (more variability)

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  • D

    Same tails

Explanation

For finite df, t has heavier tails than standard normal.

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