00000 the confidence interval? Both the margin of error and the width would increase. The margin of error would increase and the width would decrease The margin of error would decrease and the width would increase. Both the margin of error and the width would decrease. Neither the margin of error nor the width would be affected.

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In question above a 99% confidence interval was computed. If the confidence level were decreased to 90%, what impact would this have on the margin of error and width of
the confidence interval?
Both the margin of error and the width would increase.
The margin of error would increase and the width would decrease
The margin of error would decrease and the width would increase.
Both the margin of error and the width would decrease.
Neither the margin of error nor the width would be affected.
Transcribed Image Text:In question above a 99% confidence interval was computed. If the confidence level were decreased to 90%, what impact would this have on the margin of error and width of the confidence interval? Both the margin of error and the width would increase. The margin of error would increase and the width would decrease The margin of error would decrease and the width would increase. Both the margin of error and the width would decrease. Neither the margin of error nor the width would be affected.
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