Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 92

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-A confidence interval for a parameter is

• A) An interval of numbers combined with the likelihood the interval contains the unknown parameter.
• B) A point estimate plus a margin of error.
• C) An interval of probabilities concerning a parameter.
• D) A statement of believability of a statistical result.

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Definitions:

Councilman

An elected member of a council, tasked with legislating and making decisions for a local government area.

Descriptive Measure

A quantitative summary or representation of a set of data, used to describe the main features of a collection of information, including measures of central tendency and dispersion.

Population

The entirety of individuals or items under consideration for a statistical analysis or survey.

Parameter

A characteristic or measure that summarizes an aspect of a population or system, often used in statistical or mathematical models.