Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. A normal distribution (Appendix A) is an example of a probability distribution.

2. The standard deviation of a probability distribution is also called a standard error.

3. The formula for calculating a confidence interval for samples larger than 30 is .



4. When the sample size is smaller than 30, the normal distribution is replaced by the t distribution for calculating confidence interval.

5. Confidence intervals are also calculated for proportions (e.g., polling data).


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2.true
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5.true

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