Suppose a 95% Confidence Interval for µ Has Been Constructed

question 185

Multiple Choice

Suppose a 95% confidence interval for µ has been constructed. If it is decided to take a larger sample and to decrease the confidence level of the interval, then the resulting interval width would be ____. (Assume that the sample statistics gathered would not change very much for the new sample.)

• A) narrower than the current interval width
• B) larger than the current interval width
• C) the same as the current interval width
• D) unknown until actual sample sizes and reliability levels were determined

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Definitions:

Wye

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