Chapter 8: Q.37 (page 479)
Using the same mean, standard deviation, and sample size, how would the error bound change if the confidence level were reduced to 90%? Why?
Short Answer
The error bound become smaller
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Chapter 8: Q.37 (page 479)
Using the same mean, standard deviation, and sample size, how would the error bound change if the confidence level were reduced to 90%? Why?
The error bound become smaller
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