Determine if each of the following statements is true or false, and explain why. A 95% confidence interval is always narrower than a 99% confidence interval (provided the intervals are constructed using the exact same data). If a two-sided test finds sufficient evidence that using the 5% significance level, then the corresponding 95% confidence interval will contain   If you have just constructed a 90% confidence interval, then there is a 90% chance that the interval contains the true value of the parameter of interest.

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Determine if each of the following statements is true or false, and explain why.

  1. A 95% confidence interval is always narrower than a 99% confidence interval (provided the intervals are constructed using the exact same data).
  2. If a two-sided test finds sufficient evidence that using the 5% significance level, then the corresponding 95% confidence interval will contain  
  3. If you have just constructed a 90% confidence interval, then there is a 90% chance that the interval contains the true value of the parameter of interest.
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