What Is the Purpose of Calculating a Confidence Interval

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Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of calculating a confidence interval?

• A) To provide a range of values that has a certain large probability of containing the sample statistic of interest.
• B) To provide a range of values that, with a certain measure of confidence, contains the sample statistic of interest.
• C) To provide a range of values that, with a certain measure of confidence, contains the population parameter of interest.
• D) To provide a range of values that has a certain large probability of containing the population parameter of interest.

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