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The Student t-Test on the Mean

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This is a famous example of how statistical methods can be contrived to overcome a problem of inadequate (in fact, missing) information.

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References

  1. Student: Biometrika 6, 1 (1908)

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Frieden, B.R. (2001). The Student t-Test on the Mean. In: Probability, Statistical Optics, and Data Testing. Springer Series in Information Sciences, vol 10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56699-8_12

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