Which of the Following Will Increase the Width of a Confidence

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which of the following will increase the width of a confidence interval (assuming that everything else remains constant) ?

• A) Decreasing the confidence level
• B) Increasing the sample size
• C) A decrease in the standard deviation
• D) Decreasing the sample size

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