Confidence Interval Information for Sample Size n = 100  Confidence Level  Margin of Error  Lower Conf. Limit  Upper Conf. Limit  Width of Interval  90%  1.965742743    17.36425726    21.29574274    3.931485487    95%  4.314863949    15.01513605    23.64486395    8.629727898    99%  7.424274313    11.90572569    26.75427431    14.84854863        Confidence Interval Information for Sample Size n = 50  Confidence Level  Margin of Error  Lower Conf. Limit  Upper Conf. Limit  Width of Interval  90%  11.22842807    6.95157193    29.40842807    22.45685614    95%  14.03402448    4.145975525    32.21402448    28.06804895    99%  17.77554332    0.404456678    35.95554332    35.55108664       Compare the table in question 1 (n = 100) to the table here in question 3 (n = 50).  Does a small sample size result in narrower or wider intervals? Explain.

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Confidence Interval Information for Sample Size n = 100 

Confidence Level 

Margin of Error 

Lower Conf. Limit 

Upper Conf. Limit 

Width of Interval 

90% 

1.965742743 
 

17.36425726 
 

21.29574274 
 

3.931485487 
 

95% 

4.314863949 
 

15.01513605 
 

23.64486395 
 

8.629727898 
 

99% 

7.424274313 
 

11.90572569 
 

26.75427431 
 

14.84854863 
 

 

 

Confidence Interval Information for Sample Size n = 50 

Confidence Level 

Margin of Error 

Lower Conf. Limit 

Upper Conf. Limit 

Width of Interval 

90% 

11.22842807 
 

6.95157193 
 

29.40842807 
 

22.45685614 
 

95% 

14.03402448 
 

4.145975525 
 

32.21402448 
 

28.06804895 
 

99% 

17.77554332 
 

0.404456678 
 

35.95554332 
 

35.55108664 
 

 
 Compare the table in question 1 (n = 100) to the table here in question 3 (n = 50).  Does a small sample size result in narrower or wider intervals? Explain. 

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