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Madeline Cannon
on Nov 26, 2024
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Which of the following statements is false?
A) The width of a confidence interval estimate of the population mean narrows when the sample size increases.
B) The width of a confidence interval estimate of the population mean narrows when the value of the sample mean increases.
C) The width of a confidence interval estimate of the population mean widens when the confidence level increases.
D) Both "The width of a confidence interval estimate of the population mean narrows when the sample size increases" and "The width of a confidence interval estimate of the population mean widens when the confidence level increases."
E) None of these.
Confidence Interval
A spectrum of values, extracted from statistics of a sample, presumed to hold the value of a not-yet-known population characteristic, assured with a particular degree of confidence.
Sample Size
The number of observations or data points that are included in a statistical sample.
- Examine how variations in sample size, confidence level, and population variance influence the breadth of confidence intervals.
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Learning Objectives
- Examine how variations in sample size, confidence level, and population variance influence the breadth of confidence intervals.
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