The Margin of Error Is

question 84

Multiple Choice

The margin of error is:

• A) the difference between the point estimate and the true value of the population parameter
• B) the critical value times the standard error of the estimator
• C) the smallest possible sampling error
• D) both the difference between the point estimate and the true value of the population parameter and the critical value times the standard error of the estimator
• E) none of these

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