By Computing Confidence Intervals a Researcher Can

question 69

Multiple Choice

By computing confidence intervals a researcher can:

• A) have just as much confidence in an estimate from a small sample.
• B) offset some of the problems of having a nonrepresentative sample.
• C) estimate how precise her research results are likely to be.
• D) All of the above are true.
• E) None of the above is true.

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