What confidence interval will have the larger margin of error when using the same sample data and
Question:
What confidence interval will have the larger margin of error when using the same sample data and why? A 95% confidence interval or a 90% confidence interval?
A. A 95% confidence interval has a larger margin of error than the 90% confidence interval because in order to be more confident that it captures the value of the parameter. B. A 95% confidence interval has a larger margin of error because there is a greater chance that it will contain the parameter than the 90% confidence interval. C. A 95% confidence interval has a larger margin of error because it contains 95% of the true population parameters. D. A 95% confidence interval has a larger margin of error because it is more accurate than a 90% confidence interval.
Statistics The Art and Science of Learning from Data
ISBN: 978-0321755940
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Authors: Alan Agresti, Christine A. Franklin