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Confidence level

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  • Learning AreaMathematics and Statistics
  • Resource LanguageEnglish

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A glossary of terms used in mathematics.

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    Confidence level

    A specified percentage success rate for a method that produces a confidence interval meaning that the method has this rate for the percentage of times such intervals contain the true value of the population parameter in the long run.

    The most commonly used confidence level is 95%.

    Curriculum achievement objectives reference

    Statistical investigation: Level 8

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