4. Statistics and Probability

Confidence Intervals — Quiz

Test your understanding of confidence intervals with 5 practice questions.

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Practice Questions

Question 1

What is the main purpose of a confidence interval?

Question 2

A $95\%$ confidence interval for a population mean is found to be $12.4$ to $15.8$. What does this interval represent?

Question 3

What happens to the width of a confidence interval when the confidence level increases from $90\%$ to $95\%$, with the sample size and method unchanged?

Question 4

Which statement best describes a $95\%$ confidence level?

Question 5

A sample mean is $50$. Which interval is likely to have the smallest margin of error, assuming the same method and confidence level?