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confidence limits

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

For a statistical sample a pair of values that delimit the interval for which there is a certain probability that the true value of some deduced variable lies between those values.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-normally

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

Examples

  • A sample of 1000 showed that the correlation between weight and height was 0.0167, with 95% confidence limits of 0.0142 and 0.0183.

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