confidence interval
noun
: a group of continuous or discrete adjacent values that is used to estimate a statistical parameter (such as a mean or variance) and that tends to include the true value of the parameter a predetermined proportion of the time if the process of finding the group of values is repeated a number of times
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Silver projects a total national turnout of approximately 155 million voters, with a confidence interval ranging from 148 million to 162 million, according to his model.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The 95% confidence interval means that 95% of the time, those other polls’ responses would be within 3 percentage points of the answers reported in this one poll.
—Doug Schwartz, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Even with a wide confidence interval of $690 to 1,799 per ton, the key takeaway is that the social cost is far higher than the cost currently levied on emissions.
—Nils Rokke, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The margin of error for the total sample, conducted this spring, was plus or minus 5 percentage points at the 95% confidence interval.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The 95% confidence interval means that 95% of the time, those other polls’ responses would be within 3 percentage points of the answers reported in this one poll.
—Doug Schwartz, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Even with a wide confidence interval of $690 to 1,799 per ton, the key takeaway is that the social cost is far higher than the cost currently levied on emissions.
—Nils Rokke, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The margin of error for the total sample, conducted this spring, was plus or minus 5 percentage points at the 95% confidence interval.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Confidence interval.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confidence%20interval. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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