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t-distribution

The density function of the $ t$-distribution is parameterised by the number of degrees of freedom, $ n$, and is given by

$\displaystyle f(t) = \frac{\Gamma \left[(n + 1)/2\right]}{\sqrt{n\pi}\Gamma(n/2)}\left(1 + \frac{t^2}{n}\right)^{-(n+1)/2}$ (31)



David Flitney 2001-11-29