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    The document discusses using the t-distribution and t-table to determine confidence levels and limits when the population standard deviation is unknown and the sample size is less than or equal to 40. The t-distribution is used instead of the z-distribution to derive confidence limits. The t-table requires the degrees of freedom which is calculated as the sample size minus one, and the confidence level upper tail area to find the corresponding t-value.

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    The document discusses using the t-distribution and t-table to determine confidence levels and limits when the population standard deviation is unknown and the sample size is less than or equal to 40. The t-distribution is used instead of the z-distribution to derive confidence limits. The t-table requires the degrees of freedom which is calculated as the sample size minus one, and the confidence level upper tail area to find the corresponding t-value.

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    The document discusses using the t-distribution and t-table to determine confidence levels and limits when the population standard deviation is unknown and the sample size is less than or equal to 40. The t-distribution is used instead of the z-distribution to derive confidence limits. The t-table requires the degrees of freedom which is calculated as the sample size minus one, and the confidence level upper tail area to find the corresponding t-value.

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    Using the T-Table

    Where Population Standard Deviation is not stated, and sample size is under
    and equal to 40

    (Please read page 231 in the textbook in detail when to use the t-statistic)
    The t-distribution
    • If the population standard deviation is unknown & not specifically
    stated, and your sample size is less than & equal to 40 (n≤40), then
    we will need to make use of the T-distribution (instead of the Z)
    • The t- distribution (instead of the z distribution) is used to derive the
    limits for the confidence level.

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    Finding the t-limits
    • To find a t-value, the following is required first:

    • (a) the level of significance % (1%,5%,10%)


    • (b) the sample size (n) which is used to derive the degrees of freedom
    (df) which equals (n-1).

    • To read of a t-value from the t-table (Table 2 in your textbook


    appendix) both the df and an upper tail area is needed. The specified
    confidence level provides the upper tail area.

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    How to read the t-table
    • Using 5% significance level, n= 26.
    • df = n -1 = 25 and the upper tail area is 2.5% (i.e. 0.025)
    • Reading the table, the value is therefore +-2.060

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    The t-table
    • Note, that as the sample size increases (the df gets bigger), the t-
    limits becomes smaller. This reflects the greater certainty of
    estimating σ from the sample standard deviation (s).

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