The t statistic indicates the:
A) number of standard deviations an individual score is from the sample mean.
B) number of standard deviations a sample is from the population mean.
C) distance of two sample means from a single population mean.
D) distance of a sample mean from the population mean in terms of estimated standard error.

Question

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The t statistic is calculated by dividing the difference between the sample mean and the population mean by the estimated standard error of the mean. Therefore, it represents the distance of a sample mean from the population mean in terms of estimated standard error.

The T Statistic Indicates The