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# Student's T
> Student's t distribution.
<section class="usage">
## Usage
```javascript
var t = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t' );
```
#### t
Student's t distribution.
```javascript
var dist = t;
// returns {...}
```
The namespace contains the following distribution functions:
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- <span class="signature">[`cdf( x, v )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/cdf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Student's t distribution cumulative distribution function (CDF).</span>
- <span class="signature">[`logcdf( x, v )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/logcdf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">evaluate the natural logarithm of the cumulative distribution function (CDF) for a Student's t distribution.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`logpdf( x, v )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/logpdf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">evaluate the natural logarithm of the probability density function (PDF) for a Student's t distribution.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`pdf( x, v )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/pdf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Student's t distribution probability density function (PDF).</span>
- <span class="signature">[`quantile( p, v )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/quantile]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Student's t distribution quantile function.</span>
</div>
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The namespace contains the following functions for calculating distribution properties:
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- <span class="signature">[`entropy( v )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/entropy]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Student's t distribution differential entropy.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`kurtosis( v )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/kurtosis]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Student's t distribution excess kurtosis.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`mean( v )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/mean]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Student's t distribution expected value.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`median( v )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/median]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Student's t distribution median.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`mode( v )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/mode]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Student's t distribution mode.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`skewness( v )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/skewness]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Student's t distribution skewness.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`stdev( v )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/stdev]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Student's t distribution variance.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`variance( v )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/variance]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Student's t distribution variance.</span>
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The namespace contains a constructor function for creating a [Student's t][t-distribution] distribution object.
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- <span class="signature">[`T( [v] )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/ctor]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Student's t distribution constructor.</span>
</div>
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```javascript
var T = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t' ).T;
var dist = new T( 2.0 );
var y = dist.cdf( 0.5 );
// returns ~0.667
```
</section>
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<section class="examples">
## Examples
<!-- TODO: better examples -->
<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->
```javascript
var objectKeys = require( '@stdlib/utils/keys' );
var t = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t' );
console.log( objectKeys( t ) );
```
</section>
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<section class="links">
[t-distribution]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student%27s_t-distribution
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[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/ctor]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/t/ctor
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/entropy]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/t/entropy
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/kurtosis]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/t/kurtosis
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/mean]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/t/mean
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/median]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/t/median
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/mode]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/t/mode
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/skewness]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/t/skewness
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/stdev]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/t/stdev
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/variance]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/t/variance
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/cdf]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/t/cdf
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/logcdf]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/t/logcdf
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/logpdf]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/t/logpdf
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/pdf]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/t/pdf
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/t/quantile]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/t/quantile
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</section>
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