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# TDIST: Student's t-Distribution CDF
| Property | Value |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------- |
| **Category** | Numeric |
| **Inputs** | Source (close) |
| **Parameters** | `nu` (default 10), `period` (default 14) |
| **Outputs** | Single series (Tdist) |
| **Output range** | Varies (see docs) |
| **Warmup** | `period` bars |
### TL;DR
- The Student's t-Distribution CDF transforms a min-max normalized price into the cumulative distribution function of Student's t-distribution, produ...
- Parameterized by `nu` (default 10), `period` (default 14).
- Output range: Varies (see docs).
- Requires `period` bars of warmup before first valid output (IsHot = true).
- Validated against TA-Lib, Skender, and Tulip reference implementations where available.
The Student's t-Distribution CDF transforms a min-max normalized price into the cumulative distribution function of Student's t-distribution, producing an output in $[0, 1]$. The t-distribution is the normal distribution's heavier-tailed cousin: as degrees of freedom $\nu$ increase, it converges to the Gaussian; at low $\nu$ it accommodates extreme values that the normal distribution would assign negligible probability. The implementation normalizes price to $[0, 1]$, maps to a t-statistic via linear scaling to $[-3, +3]$, then evaluates the CDF through the regularized incomplete beta function. This makes TDIST a robust percentile ranking that is less sensitive to outliers than NORMDIST.
## Historical Context