Identify the distribution that applies to the following situation: In constructing a confidence interval of ? , you have 50 sample values and they appear to be
From a population with a skewed distribution. The population standard deviation is not
Known. ______________
A)Student t distribution
B)Normal distribution
C)Chi-square distribution
D)None of the three distributions is appropriate.

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Since the sample size is less than 30 and the population standard deviation is unknown, the Student t distribution is appropriate, especially when the population distribution is not normal (skewed in this case).

Identify the Distribution That Applies to the Following Situation: in Constructing