The Margin of Error Used in a Confidence Interval Is

question 36

Multiple Choice

The margin of error used in a confidence interval is found by ________.

• A)multiplying the standard error and z_α/2
• B)multiplying the population standard deviation and the sample size
• C)dividing the population standard deviation by the sample size
• D)multiplying the level of confidence and the standard error

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