Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileInferential_Statistics_vufsw-confidence_intervals-1253-en_vufsw-confidence_intervals-1253-en
    namevufsw-confidence intervals-1253-en
    sectioninferential statistics/confidence intervals
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE
    Typeconceptual
    ProgramNA
    LanguageEnglish
    Levelstatistical literacy

    Question

    Suppose that a two-sided significance test for a population slope yields a p-value that is greater than 0.05. Then the 95% confidence interval for the estimated population slope contains…


    1. FALSE: No 0.
    2. TRUE: 0.
    3. FALSE: A 0 or not.
    4. FALSE: The true population slope.

    Solution

    If it is NOT significant the CI contains a 0.


    1. False
    2. True
    3. False
    4. False