univariate t-distribution

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:organization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Student's_t-distribution
gptkbp:application statistical analysis
hypothesis testing
confidence intervals
gptkbp:cumulativeDistributionFunction expressed in terms of the incomplete beta function
gptkbp:firstPublished 1908
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label univariate t-distribution
gptkbp:kurtosis 6/(df-4) for df > 4
gptkbp:limitation standard normal distribution (as df → ∞)
gptkbp:meaning 0 (for degrees of freedom > 1)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:William_Sealy_Gosset
gptkbp:parameter degrees of freedom
gptkbp:pdf f(x) = Γ((ν+1)/2) / (√(νπ) Γ(ν/2)) (1 + x²/ν)^(-(ν+1)/2)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:normal_distribution
gptkb:chi-squared_distribution
gptkbp:skewness 0 (for df > 3)
gptkbp:supports real numbers
gptkbp:usedFor small sample sizes
gptkbp:usedIn statistical inference
gptkbp:variant df/(df-2) for df > 2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:multivariate_t-distribution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7