Interpreting confidence intervals to choose a treatment
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Evaluates confidence-interval interpretation for choosing among feed-ranking treatments with engagement losses. Strong answers compare statistical significance, magnitude, uncertainty, business thresholds, downside risk, and launch recommendations.
Scenario:
Three feed‑ranking tweaks have negative engagement effects with known 95 % CIs. Interpret intervals, assess risk, and pick a launch candidate.
Question:
Treatments yield CIs: -5(-7.5,-2. 5), -15(-17,- 13), -12(-28,- 4). Interpret and choose which to launch. (Hint: statistical significance, business threshold)
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