We Can Reduce the Margin of Error in an Interval

question 19

Multiple Choice

We can reduce the margin of error in an interval estimate of p by doing any of the following except​

• A) ​increasing the sample size.
• B) ​increasing the planning value p* to .5.
• C) ​increasing α.
• D) ​reducing the confidence coefficient.

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