When Constructing a Confidence Interval, as the Confidence Level Required

question 59

Multiple Choice

When constructing a confidence interval, as the confidence level required in estimating the mean increases, the width of the confidence interval ________.

• A) stays the same
• B) decreases
• C) increases

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