Choose the Best Answer to Complete the Statement: "In a Statistical

question 29

Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to complete the statement: "In a statistical context, the term variable is used. . ."

• A)because, like algebra, a statistical variable stands in for some unknown numerical value.
• B)because it describes a characteristic of the population which is never known.
• C)because it is too difficult to get certain information from each member of a population.
• D)because there is variability in the information gathered from the members of a sample or population.

Understand the definition and calculation of confidence intervals for population means.

Recognize the impact of sample size, standard deviation, and confidence level on the margin of error and interval length.

Identify how population distribution characteristics (e.g., Normal distribution, skewness) affect confidence interval estimation.

Apply the concept of margin of error in determining sample size for a desired confidence interval precision.

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Definitions:

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