Problem

a. Why does "margin of error" have no relevance for confidence interval estimates of $\sigma$ or $\sigma^{2}$ ?
b. What is wrong with expressing the confidence interval of $6.6 \mathrm{bpm}< \sigma< 14.4 \mathrm{bpm}$ as $10.5 \mathrm{bpm} \pm 3.9 \mathrm{bpm}$ ?
a. Choose the correct answer below.
A. Unlike confidence interval estimates of $p$ or $\mu$, confidence interval estimates of $\sigma$ or $\sigma^{2}$ are created using a distribution that is symmetric, so there is no " $\pm \mathrm{E}$ " as in confidence interval estimates of $p$ or $\mu$.
B. Unlike confidence interval estimates of $p$ or $\mu$, confidence interval estimates of $\sigma$ or $\sigma^{2}$ are not created using a distribution that is symmetric, so there is no " $\pm \mathrm{E}$ " as in confidence interval estimates of $p$ or $\mu$.
C. Like confidence interval estimates of $p$ or $\mu$, confidence interval estimates of $\sigma$ or $\sigma^{2}$ are created using a distribution that is symmetric, so there is no " $\pm \mathrm{E}$ " as in confidence interval estimates of $p$ or $\mu$.

D. Like confidence interval estimates of $p$ or $\mu$, confidence interval]estimates of $\sigma$ or $\sigma^{2}$ are not created using a distribution that is symmetric, so there is no " $\pm \mathrm{E}$ " as in confidence interval estimates of $p$ or $\mu$.

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The correct answer is \(\boxed{\text{B}}\). Unlike confidence interval estimates of $p$ or $\mu$, confidence interval estimates of $\sigma$ or $\sigma^{2}$ are not created using a distribution that is symmetric, so there is no " $\pm \mathrm{E}$ " as in confidence interval estimates of $p$ or $\mu$.

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Step 1 :Choose the correct answer below.

Step 2 :Unlike confidence interval estimates of $p$ or $\mu$, confidence interval estimates of $\sigma$ or $\sigma^{2}$ are not created using a distribution that is symmetric, so there is no " $\pm \mathrm{E}$ " as in confidence interval estimates of $p$ or $\mu$.

Step 3 :The correct answer is \(\boxed{\text{B}}\). Unlike confidence interval estimates of $p$ or $\mu$, confidence interval estimates of $\sigma$ or $\sigma^{2}$ are not created using a distribution that is symmetric, so there is no " $\pm \mathrm{E}$ " as in confidence interval estimates of $p$ or $\mu$.

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