A 95% Confidence Interval for a Population Mean Is Determined

question 102

Multiple Choice

A 95% confidence interval for a population mean is determined to be 100 to 120. If the confidence coefficient is reduced to .90, the interval for μ _____.

• A) becomes narrower
• B) becomes wider
• C) does not change
• D) becomes .1

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