The normal distribution can be used to approximate the t distribution when
A)standard deviations are small
B)sample size is large
C)the t distribution is skewed
D)a normal table is unavailable
E)none of the above

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The normal distribution can be used to approximate the t distribution when the sample size is large (usually n > 30) because as the sample size increases, the t distribution approaches the normal distribution.

The Normal Distribution Can Be Used to Approximate the T