SOLUTION: If the degrees of freedom in a t distribution increase, difference between the t values and the z values will also increase. True False

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Question 858193: If the degrees of freedom in a t distribution increase, difference between the t values and the z values will also increase.

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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is false because the t-distribution slowly approaches the normal distribution.
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