Confidence Limit

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006125",
  "term": "Confidence Limit",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An estimated value below (or above) which the true value of an estimated parameter is expected to lie for a specified percentage of such estimated limits.\n\n2. (One of) two statistics that form the upper and lower bounds of a confidence interval.\n\n3. The upper or lower value of a confidence interval.\n\n4. Estimated value below (or above) which the true value of an estimated parameter is expected to lie for a specified percentage of such estimated limits.\n\n5. Minimum or maximum value of a confidence interval.",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Benchmark Dose Software (BMDS) Glossary of Terms",
    "Program Evaluation Glossary",
    "EPA Definitions of Terms Relevant to PRA and References for Further Reading at http://www.epa.gov/oswer/riskassessment/rags3adt/pdf/appendixe.pdf",
    "CDC Epidemiology Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/confidence-limit/"
}