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confidence limit noun[ C ] mathematics specializeduk /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns ˌlɪm.ɪt/ us /ˈkɑːn.fə.dəns ˌlɪm.ɪt/ in statistics, one of the two values(= numbers) at either end of a confidence interval : The largest upper 95 percent confidence limit was 2.11. The reason for saying "apparent drop" is that no confidence limits are mentioned. another word forconfidence interval It yielded an odds ratio of 2.35 (95% confidence limits, 1.37 to 4.02). The 95 per cent confidence limits were calculated with the Greenwood formula for variance. A large test of 6800 seeds provided an estimate of 0.888 (95% confidence limit from 0.881 to 0.896). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Statistics actuarial actuary analysis of covariance background variable canonical correlation categorical variable correlation coefficient covariance matrix covariate cross-sectional density function entropy interpoint interquartile range multigroup non-statistical normal distribution pollster statistician stochastic |