Answer to Question #105676 in Statistics and Probability for suresh

Question

The objective of building a confidence interval is to capture the ---- within its interval

A> Sample proportion
B> Sample standard deviation
C> Population proportion
D> Population standard deviation
E> None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: C> Population proportion

Explanation: Confidence intervals are built to estimate population parameters with the needed level of confidence. It is also possible to construct confidence interval for standard deviation. However, in most cases these intervals are constructed to "catch" population point estimates, like proportion and mean.

Source: Zar, J., 2010. Biostatistical Analysis. Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall-Pearson.