t-Curves compared to the Standard Normal Curve
- Author:
- gbattaly
The following diagram shows the Standard Normal Curve (SNC) in green and the t-Curve in red.
The slider can be used to change the value for degrees of freedom (df) for the t-Curve. df = n-1, where n is the sample size. The t-Curve is used for inferences when the population is normally distributed or the sample size, n, is large, and the population standard deviation is NOT known.
1. The opening t-Curve is for df=1. Describe how this differs from the SNC. __________________.
2. There is a different t-Curve for each df. Click and drag the slider from df=1 to df=30, and watch how the t-Curve changes.