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statistical measure > confidence interval

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confidence interval  

Definition

  • [OBCS] A quantitative confidence value that refers to an interval give values within which there is a high probability (95 percent by convention) that the true population value can be found. The calculation of a confidence interval considers the standard deviation of the data and the number of observations. Thus, a confidence interval narrows as the number of observations increases, or its variance (dispersion) decreases.

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Creator

  • nsb@ceh.ac.uk

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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/10130

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