The tolerance interval of 95.44 percent is ________ a 95.44 percent confidence interval.
A)The same width as
B)Narrower than
C)Wider than

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A tolerance interval includes a specific proportion (in this case, 95.44%) of the population with a specified level of confidence, whereas a confidence interval is an estimate of the range that likely contains a population parameter with a specified level of confidence. Since a tolerance interval has to include a higher proportion of the population than a confidence interval, it must be wider. Therefore, the tolerance interval of 95.44 percent is wider than a 95.44 percent confidence interval.

The Tolerance Interval of 95