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I the Student T Distribution Has a Greater Spread Than

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i. The Student t distribution has a greater spread than does the z distribution. As a result, the critical
Values of t for a given level of significance are larger in magnitude than the corresponding z critical
Values.
ii. The test statistic t has n-1 degrees of freedom.
iii. William S. Gosset, a brewmaster, developed the t test for the Guinness Brewery in Ireland, who
Published it in 1908 using the pen name "Student."


A) (i) , (ii) , and (iii) are all correct statements.
B) (iii) is a correct statement but not (i) or (ii) .
C) (i) and,(iii) are correct statements but not (ii) .
D) (ii) and (iii) are correct statements but not (i) .
E) (i) , (ii) , and (iii) are all false statements.

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