Mathematical Statistics with Applications
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781111798789
Author: Dennis O. Wackerly
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7.2, Problem 22E
a.
To determine
Graph
b.
To determine
Give the observation about the shapes of these density functions.
Give the most symmetric density function.
c.
To determine
Give the comparison of the mean and standard deviation of the approximating
d.
To determine
Does the statement “if the number of degrees of freedom is large, the
Give the reason.
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