When Comparing the 90 Percent Prediction and Confidence Intervals for a Given

question 124

Multiple Choice

When comparing the 90 percent prediction and confidence intervals for a given regression analysis:

• A)the prediction interval is narrower than the confidence interval.
• B)the prediction interval is wider than the confidence interval.
• C)there is no difference between the size of the prediction and confidence intervals.
• D)no generalization is possible about their comparative width.

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