The ________ is a statistic that assumes that the variable has a symmetric bell-shaped distribution and the mean is known (or assumed to be known)and the population variance is estimated from the sample.
A)F statistic
B)t statistic
C)z statistic
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

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The t statistic is used when the population variance is unknown and is estimated from the sample, especially in cases where the sample size is small (typically less than 30). It is based on the t-distribution, which adjusts for the uncertainty of estimating the population variance from the sample.

The ________ Is a Statistic That Assumes That the Variable