confidence
111confidence coefficient — the probability that a confidence interval will contain the true value of the population parameter. For example, if the confidence coefficient is .95, 95 per cent of the confidence intervals so calculated for each of a large number of random… …
112confidence interval — a type of statistical interval estimate for an unknown parameter: a range of values believed to contain the parameter, with a predetermined degree of confidence. Its endpoints are the confidence limits and it has a stated probability (the… …
113confidence-building — adjective an event, action etc that is confidence building increases your confidence: The outdoor training is meant to be a confidence building exercise for youngsters …
114confidence trick — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms confidence trick : singular confidence trick plural confidence tricks a trick in which you persuade someone to trust you and then get money from them …
115confidence trick — /ˈkɒnfədəns trɪk/ (say konfuhduhns trik) noun a swindle in which the victim s confidence is gained in order to induce them to part with money or property. Also, US, confidence game. –confidence trickster, noun …
116Confidence game — Game Game, n. [OE. game, gamen, AS. gamen, gomen, play, sport; akin to OS., OHG., & Icel. gaman, Dan. gammen mirth, merriment, OSw. gamman joy. Cf. {Gammon} a game, {Backgammon}, {Gamble} v. i.] 1. Sport of any kind; jest, frolic. [1913 Webster]… …
117confidence man — noun Someone who conducts a confidence game: who defrauds someone after winning his trust. Syn: confidence trickster, con man …
118confidence level — one minus the confidence coefficient; the probability that a confidence interval does not contain the population parameter. Denoted α. See also Type I error, under error …
119confidence limits — Limits attached to a confidence interval. The 95% confidence limits, for example, when measuring a 10 kb allele on a gel in a certain laboratory may be 9.9 to 10.1 kb …
120confidence trick — (N. Amer. also confidence game) noun an act of cheating or tricking someone by persuading them to believe something that is not true. Derivatives confidence trickster noun …
