A Confidence Level of 95% Means That

question 16

Multiple Choice

A confidence level of 95% means that:

• A) If the same study were conducted 100 times with random samples drawn from the same population, it would represent the true population value 95 times.
• B) If the same study were conducted 100 times with random samples drawn from the same population, it would not represent the true population value 95 times.
• C) There is a 95% margin of error in terms of the accuracy of the research findings.
• D) If the same study were conducted 100 times with random samples drawn from the same population, it would represent the true population value 5 times.

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Definitions:

Population proportion

The proportion of a specific group or characteristic within a defined population.

Margin of error

An indicator of the precision of an estimate, representing the range within which the true population parameter is expected to lie with a certain confidence level.

Confidence interval

A reach of numerical outputs, from sampling statistics, with the potential to cover the hidden value of a population parameter.

True proportion

The actual ratio or fraction of individuals or items within a population that possesses a particular characteristic.