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An environmentalist would like to estimate the true mean weight of all cars. To do so, she selects a random sample of
30 cars and determines that the 90% confidence interval for the true mean weight to be 2.8 to 3.4 tons. Which of the
following would increase the margin of error for this confidence interval?
O selecting another sample
O increasing the sample size
O increasing the confidence level
O decreasing the confidence level

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decreasing the confidence level

If the confidence level will increase, the margin of error will also increases.

What is margin of error?

The margin of error is defined a range of values below and above the sample statistic in a confidence interval.

What is confidence interval?

The confidence interval is a way to show what is uncertainty is with a certain statistic.

According to the given question

Environmentalist estimating true mean weight or all cars.

For the true mean weights of 2.8 to 3.4 tons the confidence level is 90%.

Since, the confidence level increases, the critical value increases and hence the margin of error increases.

Therefore, if the confidence level will increase, the margin of error will also increases.

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