Which of the Following Best Defines an Interval Estimate

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines an interval estimate?

• A) It is a sampling procedure that matches each unit from population A with a "twin" from population B so that any sample observation about a unit in population A automatically yields an associated observation about a unit in population B.
• B) It is an estimate of a population parameter that is expressed as a range of values within which the unknown but true parameter presumably lies.
• C) It is a sample statistic such that the mean of all its possible values equals the population parameter the statistic seeks to estimate.
• D) It is the sum of an estimator's squared bias plus its variance.
• E) It is the sum of an estimator's squared bias plus the population mean.

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