A 99 Percent Confidence Interval Allows Us to Say That

question 32

Multiple Choice

A 99 percent confidence interval allows us to say that if we took many, many samples from the population:

• A) all of the samples would contain a range that included the population parameter
• B) 99 percent of the samples would contain a range that included the population parameter
• C) 99 percent of the samples would allow us to estimate the mean within + or - 1 percent
• D) 1 percent of the samples would contain a range that included the population parameter
• E) 1 percent of the samples would allow us to estimate the mean with + or - 1 percent

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Definitions:

Element F

Fluorine, a highly reactive and electronegative element in the halogen group with the symbol F.

Silicon Tetrahedron

A fundamental structural unit of silicate minerals, consisting of four oxygen atoms surrounding a central silicon atom in a tetrahedral shape.

Silicate Minerals

A group of minerals that contain silicon and oxygen, often with one or more other elements, constituting a major portion of the Earth's crust.

Periodic Table

A tabular arrangement of chemical elements organized by increasing atomic number, where elements with similar properties are grouped in columns.