Dr. Cyril conducts a simple random sample of 500 men who became fathers for the first time in the past year. He finds that 23% of them report being unsure of their ability to be good fathers, plus or minus 4%. What is another term for the 4% value?
A)Margin of error
B)Sampling bias
C)Probability value
D)Statistical significance

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The 4% value is the margin of error, which represents the range within which the true population parameter is likely to fall with a given level of confidence.

Dr Cyril Conducts a Simple Random Sample of 500 Men