A researcher is deciding between a 90% confidence level with a sample size of n=500 and a 99% confidence level with a sample size of n=500. Compared to a 99% confidence level, a 90% confidence level will be *         A) narrower and would involve a larger risk of being incorrect.       B) wider and would involve a smaller risk of being incorrect.       C) narrower and would involve a smaller risk of being incorrect.       D) wider and would involve a larger risk of being incorrect.       E) narrower and would have the same risk of being incorrect.

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1) A researcher is deciding between a 90% confidence level with a sample size of n=500 and a 99% confidence level with a sample size of n=500. Compared to a 99% confidence level, a 90% confidence level will be *
 
 
 
 
A) narrower and would involve a larger risk of being incorrect.
 
 
 
B) wider and would involve a smaller risk of being incorrect.
 
 
 
C) narrower and would involve a smaller risk of being incorrect.
 
 
 
D) wider and would involve a larger risk of being incorrect.
 
 
 
E) narrower and would have the same risk of being incorrect.
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