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z distribution

noun

Definition of Z DISTRIBUTION

:  a probability density function and especially a normal distribution that has a mean equal to zero and a standard deviation equal to one and that is used especially in testing hypotheses about means or proportions of samples drawn from populations whose population standard deviations are known — compare z-test
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First Known Use of Z DISTRIBUTION

1968

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