A random sample has been taken from a population. A statistician, using this sample, needs to decide whether to construct a 90 percent confidence interval for the population mean or a 95 percent confidence interval for the population mean. How will these intervals differ?

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Makenna Jimenez

6 August, 14:05

A random sample has been taken from a population. A statistician, using this sample, needs to decide whether to construct a 90 percent confidence interval for the population mean or a 95 percent confidence interval for the population mean. How will these intervals differ?

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Tyson · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation: a confidence interval is a range that shows how precise the measurement is. if a statistician decides to construct using 90 percent C I over a 95% C I, it tells you that you have 10% chance of being wrong rather than 5% chance of being wrong while using the 95%. Also a 90 percent confidence interval would be narrower than a 95 percent confidence interval