Suppose we wanted to estimate the average amount of sleep (in hours) a college student gets a night. Which sample size of students would have a confidence interval with a smaller width? O A sample size of 50 students. O A sample size of 500 students.

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Suppose we wanted to estimate the average amount of sleep (in hours) a college student gets a night. Which
sample size of students would have a confidence interval with a smaller width?
A sample size of 50 students.
A sample size of 500 students.
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose we wanted to estimate the average amount of sleep (in hours) a college student gets a night. Which sample size of students would have a confidence interval with a smaller width? A sample size of 50 students. A sample size of 500 students.
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Which of the following confidence intervals would have a wider width for the same set of data?

A 90% interval.

A 99% interval.

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