- CFA Exams
- CFA Level I Exam
- Study Session 3. Quantitative Methods (2)
- Reading 10. Sampling and Estimation
- Subject 6. Confidence Intervals for the Population Mean
CFA Practice Question
An increase in which of the following items is most likely to result in a wider confidence interval for the population mean?
A. sample size
B. degrees of freedom
C. reliability factor
Explanation: An increase in the reliability factor (the degree of confidence) increases the width of the confidence interval. Increasing the sample size and increasing the degrees of freedom both shrink the confidence interval.
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