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Critical value (z*)

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

A value from the standard normal distribution that corresponds to a desired confidence level; multiplied by the standard error to calculate the margin of error for a proportion.

AP course connection

Topic 6.2: 6.2 Constructing a Confidence Interval for a Population Proportion

Unit 6

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