Increasing the Sample Size When Calculating a Confidence Interval While

question 43

Multiple Choice

Increasing the sample size when calculating a confidence interval while keeping the confidence level constant will

• A)increase the margin of error resulting in a narrower (more precise)confidence interval.
• B)reduce the margin of error resulting in a narrower (more precise)confidence interval.
• C)reduce the margin of error resulting in a wider (less precise)confidence interval.
• D)increase the margin of error resulting in a wider (more precise)confidence interval.

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