When Constructing a Confidence Interval, an Increase in Sample Size

question 79

Multiple Choice

When constructing a confidence interval, an increase in sample size will:

• A)increase the margin of error and increase the standard error
• B)increase the margin of error and decrease the standard error
• C)decrease both the margin of error and the standard error
• D)increase both the margin of error and the standard error
• E)will have no effect on the confidence interval

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