Meanings
nounconfidence interval (plural confidence intervals)
plural confidence intervals
- mathematicsA range defined such that there is a fixed probability that the value of the measured parameter will fall within the range.
Translations
Catalan interval de confiança
- interval de confiançaa particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Chinese Mandarin 置信區間 /置信区间, 信賴區間 /信赖区间
- 置信區間 /置信区间 (zhìxìn qūjiān)a particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
- 信賴區間 /信赖区间 (xìnlài qūjiān)a particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Czech interval spolehlivosti
- interval spolehlivostia particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Dutch betrouwbaarheidsinterval
- betrouwbaarheidsintervala particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Estonian usaldusvahemik
- usaldusvahemika particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Finnish luottamusväli
- luottamusvälia particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
French intervalle de confiance
- intervalle de confiancea particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
German Konfidenzintervall, Vertrauensbereich
- Konfidenzintervalla particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
- Vertrauensbereicha particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
- Mutungsintervalla particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Hungarian megbízhatósági intervallum, konfidenciaintervallum
- megbízhatósági intervalluma particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
- konfidenciaintervalluma particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Indonesian selang kepercayaan
- selang kepercayaana particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Italian intervallo di confidenza, intervallo di fiducia
- intervallo di confidenzaa particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
- intervallo di fiduciaa particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Norwegian konfidensintervall
- konfidensintervalla particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Polish przedział ufności
- przedział ufnościa particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Portuguese intervalo de confiança
- intervalo de confiançaa particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Romanian interval de încredere
- interval de încrederea particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Russian довери́тельный интерва́л
- довери́тельный интерва́л (doverítelʹnyj intervál)a particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Spanish intervalo de confianza
- intervalo de confianzaa particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Swedish konfidensintervall
- konfidensintervalla particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Ukrainian дові́рчий інтерва́л
- дові́рчий інтерва́л (dovírčyj intervál)a particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
Welsh cyfywng hyder
- cyfywng hydera particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter
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APA
confidence interval. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confidence%20interval
MLA
“confidence interval.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confidence%20interval. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confidence interval,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confidence%20interval.
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