PRMIA Exam 8007 Topic 4 Question 88 Discussion

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Question #: 88
Topic #: 4

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Concerning a standard normal distribution and a Student's t distribution (with more than four degrees of freedom), which of the following is true?

AThe distributions have the same kurtosis.

BThe normal distribution has higher kurtosis than the t distribution.

CThe normal distribution has lower kurtosis than the t distribution.

DWhich has the higher kurtosis depends on the degrees of freedom of the t distribution.

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Suggested Answer: C

by Paris at Nov 19, 2024, 05:26 AM

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Kassandra

4 months ago

Wasn't there a joke about a statistician who drowned in a river with an average depth of 3 feet? Something about degrees of freedom, I think. Anyway, I'm going with option D.

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Tandra

4 months ago

Hmm, I think it depends on the degrees of freedom for the t distribution. More degrees of freedom means the t distribution approaches the normal distribution.

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