SOLUTION: True or False: If a 90% confidence interval for a population mean contains the value of 100, then the 95% confidence interval for the same parameter must contain the value of 100.
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Question 1095824: True or False: If a 90% confidence interval for a population mean contains the value of 100, then the 95% confidence interval for the same parameter must contain the value of 100. (Justify for full credit)
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
true, since the 95% confidence interval will be a large interval than the 90% confidence interval
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