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    Type of resources
    Interactive, Simulation, Student Guide, Teaching/Learning Strategy
    Education level(s)
    College / Upper Division (Undergraduates), Graduate / Professional
    Primary user(s)
    Student, Teacher
    Subject area(s)
    Math & Statistics
    Language(s)
    English
    Cluster
    Conceptual and Statistical Knowledge
    Last updated
    9 November 2026
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    The t-distribution and its normal approximation

    By Kristoffer Magnusson

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    Level College / Upper Division (Undergraduates), Graduate / Professional · For Student, Teacher · Language English

    Abstract

    I just published a new interactive visualization in my series of basic statistical concepts and techniques. This time I am trying to show how the t-distribution and the normal distribution differs, and how they become very similar for larger sample sizes

    Keywords Blog · Interaction · Simulation · Tutorial