How does a t distribution differ from a normal curve?

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soq
Jan 27, 2018

t distribution and normal curve are symmetric, uni-modal, bell shaped and have the mean of zero. The difference is that t-curve is has a higher variance, so it is more spread out. This spread depends on the degrees of freedom, \nu. For smaller value of \nu, t-distribution is more spread out, but as \nu increases, the t-curve approaches normal curve asymptotically.

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