10.) If we increase our sample size the width of the confidence interval will A.

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10.) If we increase our sample size the width of the confidence interval will

A. increase

B. stay the same

C. decrease

11.) Data collected by child development scientists produced the following 90% confidence interval for the average age (in months) at which children say their first word: (10.1 months, 13.4 months). Which statement correctly interprets this interval?

A. Based on this sample, we can say, with 90% confidence, that the mean age at which children say their first word is between 10.1 and 13.4 months.

B. 90% of the children in this sample said their first word when they were between 10.1 and 13.4 months old.

C. If we took many random samples of children, about 90% of them would produce this confidence interval.

D. We are 90% sure that a child will say his first word when he is between 10.1 and 13.4 months old.

Explanation / Answer

(10)  If we increase our sample size the width of the confidence interval will decrease.

(11) If we took many random samples of children, about 90% of them would produce this confidence interval.

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