The Letter α in the Formula for Constructing a Confidence

question 124

Multiple Choice

The letter α in the formula for constructing a confidence interval estimate of the population mean is:

• A)the level of confidence.
• B)the probability that a particular confidence interval will contain the population mean.
• C)the area in the lower tail of the sampling distribution of the sample mean.
• D)None of these choices.

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