2. When calculating confidence interval, if you want a wider interval do you: which of the...
2. When calculating confidence interval, if you want a wider interval do you: which of the option is correct
a) Increase the confidence level.
b) Decrease the confidence level
. c) Increase the sample size.
d) Decrease the sample size.
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Suppose you construct a 96% confidence interval for a population
mean from a normal distribution with known
.
Scenario 1: If you increase the size of the sample while keeping
the same 95% level of confidence, how would your confidence
interval be affected? Circle answer.
a. would be wider
b. would be narrower
c. there would be no change
d. no way to know without additional information
Scenario 2: If you increase the level of confidence from 96% to
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