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The t-Distribution

Shape of the $t$-Distribution

Shape of the $t$-Distribution

These images show the density of the $t$-distribution (red) for increasing values of $\nu$ (1, 2, 3, 5, 10, and 30 degrees of freedom). The normal distribution is shown as a blue line for comparison. Previous plots are shown in green. Note that the $t$-distribution becomes closer to the normal distribution as $\nu$ increases.

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