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Statistical function

T.DIST.RT

Returns the right-tailed Student t distribution.

Rarely usedDifficulty 1500 · AdvancedUsage rank #411 of 520
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When to use it

The right-tailed t probability: the one-tailed p-value.

The shape of it

Syntax
=T.DIST.RT(x, deg_freedom)

Worked examples

  • One-tailed p

    =T.DIST.RT(2,10) 0.036694

    Half the two-tailed value.

  • Zero

    =T.DIST.RT(0,10) 0.5

    At zero.

  • Critical value check

    =T.DIST.RT(1.812,10) 0.05

    The one-tailed 5% critical value.

Worth knowing

  • Use when the hypothesis has a direction.
  • Equals 1 - T.DIST(x,df,TRUE).
  • Replaces TDIST with tails 1.

Where it goes wrong

  • Negative x gives probabilities above 0.5, which is correct but confusing.
  • Degrees of freedom are truncated.

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