"confidence interval" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: confidence intervals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} confidence interval (plural confidence intervals)
  1. (statistics) A range defined such that there is a fixed probability that the value of the measured parameter will fall within the range. Categories (topical): Statistics Related terms: confidence level Translations (a particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter): interval de confiança [masculine] (Catalan), interval spolehlivosti [masculine] (Czech), betrouwbaarheidsinterval [neuter] (Dutch), usaldusvahemik (Estonian), luottamusväli (Finnish), intervalle de confiance [masculine] (French), Konfidenzintervall [neuter] (German), Vertrauensbereich [masculine] (German), Mutungsintervall [neuter] (German), megbízhatósági intervallum (Hungarian), konfidenciaintervallum (Hungarian), selang kepercayaan (Indonesian), intervallo di confidenza [masculine] (Italian), intervallo di fiducia [masculine] (Italian), konfidensintervall [neuter] (Norwegian), przedział ufności [masculine] (Polish), intervalo de confiança [masculine] (Portuguese), interval de încredere [neuter] (Romanian), довери́тельный интерва́л (doverítelʹnyj intervál) [masculine] (Russian), intervalo de confianza [masculine] (Spanish), konfidensintervall [neuter] (Swedish), дові́рчий інтерва́л (dovírčyj intervál) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-confidence_interval-en-noun-dLFqcd8l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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