The Lower the Standard Error

question 76

Multiple Choice

The lower the standard error:

• A) the less confident the manager can be that the parameter estimates reflect the true values.
• B) the more confident the manager can be that the parameter estimates reflect the true values.
• C) the more precisely the parameter estimates the true values.
• D) the less precisely the parameter estimates the true values.

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Definitions:

Inequality

A mathematical statement that indicates the relationship of less than (<), greater than (>), less than or equal to (≤), or greater than or equal to (≥) between two expressions.

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Real Number Line

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