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confidence intervals  

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  • Confidence intervals (CIs) are common tools of inference, measuring how sure we are of our results. Confidence intervals do the following: Across studies, they tell us how accurately and consistently data operate over time. [Source: Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics; Confidence Intervals]

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