Gosset discovered the t distribution while attempting to:
A)improve the quality of life for German students
B)improve the quality of beer for Guinness brewers
C)solve the mystery of the normal curve
D)conduct experiments related to genes and environment

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Gosset was a brewer for Guinness and was attempting to improve the quality of their beer, which required him to conduct statistical analyses on the properties of barley and hops. He discovered that the distribution of sample means from small samples (less than 30) followed a different distribution than the normal distribution, which led to the development of the t distribution.

Gosset Discovered the T Distribution While Attempting To