The Value Added to and Subtracted from a Point Estimate

question 14

Multiple Choice

The value added to and subtracted from a point estimate in order to develop an interval estimate of the population parameter is known as the

• A) confidence level.
• B) margin of error.
• C) parameter estimate.
• D) planning value.

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Definitions:

Situational Attribution

The process of attributing a person's actions or behavior to external or environmental factors rather than to internal characteristics.

Dispositional Attribution

The tendency to attribute someone's behavior to their internal characteristics or personality rather than to external factors.

Emotional

Pertaining to feelings or affective states as opposed to cognitive states.

Physical

Physical refers to anything pertaining to the body or the material world, as opposed to the mind or spirit.