If a Researcher Chooses a Confidence Level Less Than the 95

question 45

Multiple Choice

If a researcher chooses a confidence level less than the 95%, which of the following occurs?

• A) a smaller confidence interval that contains the population mean
• B) a larger confidence interval that contain the population mean
• C) a loss of precision in estimating the sample mean
• D) a loss of precision in estimating the population mean

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