Right tail at zero
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | t | df |
| 2 | 0 | 10 |
Formula: D2: =T.DIST.RT(A2,B2)
Result: 0.5
Half the symmetric distribution lies above zero.
Google Sheets function
T.DIST.RT in Google Sheets
T.DIST.RT with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.
In Google Sheets
The arguments and common errors are covered in the T.DIST.RT Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
Positive statistic
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | t | df |
| 2 | 1 | 10 |
Formula: D2: =ROUND(T.DIST.RT(A2,B2),4)
Result: 0.1704
This is half the corresponding two-tailed probability of 0.3409.
Negative statistic
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | t | df |
| 2 | -1 | 10 |
Formula: D2: =ROUND(T.DIST.RT(A2,B2),4)
Result: 0.8296
Most of the distribution lies to the right of negative one.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in D2: =T.DIST.RT(2.1,10)
| A | B | C | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number | Step | Result | |
| 2 | 1234.567 | 50 | 0.0310386221011 | |
| 3 | 17 | 5 | ||
| 4 | -4.7 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 144 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2.5 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 50 | 12 |
Result in D2: 0.0310386221011
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