{"id":2269,"date":"2021-10-08T17:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T17:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introstatscorequisite\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2269"},"modified":"2022-03-18T03:55:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T03:55:11","slug":"introduction-to-distribution-needed-for-hypothesis-testing","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introstatscorequisite\/chapter\/introduction-to-distribution-needed-for-hypothesis-testing\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Distribution Needed for Hypothesis Testing","rendered":"Introduction to Distribution Needed for Hypothesis Testing"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do: Determine which distribution should be used and verify hypothesis test assumptions<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2270 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5668\/2021\/10\/08165835\/pexels-pixabay-356079-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"A question mark written on a chalk board\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" \/>When doing a hypothesis test, how do we know which distribution should be used: the normal distribution or the t-distribution? 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