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rosent76

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Explain briefly why interval estimators are preferred to point estimators.

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In a multiple regression analysis involving 4 independent variables and 30 data points, the number of degrees of freedom associated with the sum of squares for error, SSE, is 25.
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Answer to Question 1

An interval estimator incorporates the effects of sample size, but point estimators don't have the capacity to do this.

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