Confidence interval
Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-000865
An interval estimate [low, high] of a population parameter. If the population is repeatedly sampled, and confidence intervals are computed for each sample with significance level α, approximately 100(1- α) % of the intervals are expected to contain the true population parameter.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CYB-000865 |
|---|---|
| Field | Cybersecurity |
| Abbreviation | CI |
| References | NIST SP 800-90B; NIST CSRC Glossary |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-CYB-000865",
"term": "Confidence interval",
"field": "Cybersecurity",
"definition": "An interval estimate [low, high] of a population parameter. If the population is repeatedly sampled, and confidence intervals are computed for each sample with significance level α, approximately 100(1- α) % of the intervals are expected to contain the true population parameter.",
"abbreviation": "CI",
"references": [
"NIST SP 800-90B",
"NIST CSRC Glossary"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/confidence-interval/"
}
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