Question

In which of the following situations should the t distribution be used? a. When the sample standard deviation is used to estimate the population standard deviation b. Only when the population mean is 0 c. When the sample size is less than 30 d. When the population is not normally distributed

Answer 1

a. When the sample standard deviation is used to estimate the population standard deviation

Explanation:

T or Z distribution:

If we have the standard deviation for the sample, we use the t-distribution.

If we have the standard deviation for the population, we use the z-distribution.

Thus, the correct answer for this question is given by option a.