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statement true or false. If you believe that a statement is false, briefly expla

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Question

statement true or false. If you believe that a statement is false, briefly explain why you think it is false. Mark the lf zero lies inside the 95% confidence interval for , then zero is also inside the 99% confidence interval for Choose the correct answer below 0 A. False. If zero lies inside the 95% confidence interval for then zero is also inside the 68% confidence interval for OB. True. C. False. If zero lies inside the 99% confidence interval for, then zero is also inside the 95% confidence interval for

Explanation / Answer

B ) TRUE

The correct option is ( B )

Reason :  A confidence interval for a prescribed level of confidence ( less than 100 % ) implies a range for which we are that confident that the value of the population parameter will lie within that range . Thus the larger the confidence , the wider the interval is . Hence , if 0 lies inside the 95 % confidence interval , then it will also lie inside the 99 % confidence interval .