When Calculating CLV, It Is Important to Get the Assumptions

question 64

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When calculating CLV, it is important to get the assumptions correct.

Apply correct formulas for the standard error of the mean and the margin of error in various scenarios.

Recognize conditions under which the normal distribution can be used for making confidence interval estimates.

Analyze how changes in significance level (α) affect the confidence interval.

Address the relationship between sample data characteristics (mean, standard deviation) and population parameters estimation.

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