If a Research Reports "The Margin of Sampling Error Is $\pm$

question 12

Multiple Choice

If a research reports "The margin of sampling error is $\pm$ 8 points at the 95% confidence level", this means that ______.

• A) they are 95% confident that their exact point estimate is correct
• B) they are 95% confident that the true population parameter is included in the intervals of \(\pm\) 8 points
• C) they are 95% confident that the true population parameter is included in the intervals of \(\pm\) 4 points
• D) they are 95% they are correct

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