This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Suppose you want to calculate a confidence interval to estimate the population mean. What happens if ... (Read 38 times)

K@

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 608
Suppose you want to calculate a confidence interval to estimate the population mean. What happens if you want to be more than 95 confident in your results but you can't take another sample? (Assume data quality is not an issue.)
 a. You need a larger confidence level than 95.
  b. You need to use a multiplier that is larger than 2 to create your margin of error.
  c. You will have to live with a wider confidence interval.
  d. All of the above.

Question 2

No matter what type of population value (or combination of population values) is being estimated using a confidence interval, what items should you be watching for, in order to best assess the results?
 a. That the sample(s) selected represent the population(s).
  b. That the confidence level is clearly stated.
  c. That any real differences for which the researchers imply a causal relationship came from a randomized experiment.
  d. All of the above.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

lou

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 286
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

D




K@

  • Member
  • Posts: 608
Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
:D TYSM


Sarahjh

  • Member
  • Posts: 370
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

Did you know?

Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.

Did you know?

Since 1988, the CDC has reported a 99% reduction in bacterial meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae, due to the introduction of the vaccine against it.

Did you know?

Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.

Did you know?

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children. These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.

Did you know?

Multiple sclerosis is a condition wherein the body's nervous system is weakened by an autoimmune reaction that attacks the myelin sheaths of neurons.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library