Regarding an estimate from a survey, the range on either side of the survey result that is likely to contain the "true" value of the relevant population is called:
A) sample range.
B) accuracy range.
C) confidence interval.
D) validity interval.
E) population estimate.

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The range on either side of the survey result that is likely to contain the "true" value of the relevant population is called a confidence interval. This interval provides a measure of the precision or uncertainty of the estimate and is typically expressed as a percentage. For example, a 95% confidence interval means that if the survey were repeated many times with different samples, 95% of the intervals would contain the true value of the population parameter being estimated. The other choices are incorrect: sample range refers to the range of values within the sample itself, accuracy range and validity interval are not commonly used terms in statistics, and population estimate refers to the actual estimate of the population parameter, not the range of values likely to contain it.

Regarding an Estimate from a Survey, the Range on Either