Which of the following is true about the t-distribution?
A)It approaches the normal distribution as the number of degrees of freedom increases.
B)It assumes that the population is normally distributed.
C)It is more spread out than the standard normal distribution.
D)All of these choices are correct.

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The t-distribution does indeed approach the normal distribution as the number of degrees of freedom increases, assumes that the population from which samples are drawn is normally distributed, and is more spread out (has heavier tails) than the standard normal distribution, especially with smaller sample sizes (fewer degrees of freedom).

Which of the Following Is True About the T-Distribution