Which Is True About a 98% Confidence Interval for a Population

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which is true about a 98% confidence interval for a population proportion based on a given
Sample?
I. We are 98% confident that other sample proportions will be in our interval.
II. There is a 98% chance that our interval contains the population proportion.
III. The interval is wider than a 95% confidence interval would be.

• A) III only
• B) I and II
• C) I only
• D) II only
• E) none of these

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