L'intervalle de confiance
Example: L'intervalle de confiance indique la précision des résultats statistiques.
Definition
"L'intervalle de confiance" is a statistical range that estimates the precision of an unknown population parameter by providing an upper and lower bound within which the parameter is expected to lie with a specified probability. It indicates the reliability of statistical results.
Etymology
The term "l'intervalle de confiance" comes from French, where "intervalle" means 'interval' or 'range' and "confiance" means 'confidence' or 'trust.' It reflects the concept of a trusted range in statistics used to indicate certainty about estimates. Did you know that the idea of confidence intervals was formalized in the early 20th century by Jerzy Neyman?
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"L'intervalle de confiance" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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