Question

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?

Answer 1

The another term for the 4% value is : Margin of error

Explanation:

Dr. Cyril conducts a simple random sample of 500 men.

He finds that 23% of them report being unsure of their ability to be good fathers, plus or minus 4%.

Now, the another term for the 4% value is : Margin of error

Means the estimate of father being unsure about his ability would be between 19% and 27%.

When sample size is increased, the margin of error becomes smaller.