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101Confidence (politics) — In political science confidence refers to a government s support in the legislature. If a motion of no confidence is passed in a legislature governments are forced to resign. Vote of confidence can be used by a government to prove that it has a… …
102Confidence Interval — A term used in inferential statistics that measures the probability that a population parameter will fall between two set values. The confidence interval can take any number of probabilities, with the most common being 95% or 99%. In other words …
103confidence coefficient — the probability that a confidence interval will contain the true value of the population parameter. For example, if the confidence coefficient is .95, 95 per cent of the confidence intervals so calculated for each of a large number of random… …
104confidence interval — a type of statistical interval estimate for an unknown parameter: a range of values believed to contain the parameter, with a predetermined degree of confidence. Its endpoints are the confidence limits and it has a stated probability (the… …
105confidence-building — adjective an event, action etc that is confidence building increases your confidence: The outdoor training is meant to be a confidence building exercise for youngsters …
106confidence — noun 1) I have little confidence in these figures Syn: trust, belief, faith, credence, conviction Ant: skepticism, distrust 2) she s brimming with confidence Syn: self assurance …
107confidence — noun 1) I have little confidence in these figures Syn: trust, belief, faith, credence 2) she s brimming with confidence Syn: self assurance, self confidence, self possession, assertiveness, self belief, conviction …
108confidence trick — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms confidence trick : singular confidence trick plural confidence tricks a trick in which you persuade someone to trust you and then get money from them …
109confidence trick — /ˈkɒnfədəns trɪk/ (say konfuhduhns trik) noun a swindle in which the victim s confidence is gained in order to induce them to part with money or property. Also, US, confidence game. –confidence trickster, noun …
110Confidence game — Game Game, n. [OE. game, gamen, AS. gamen, gomen, play, sport; akin to OS., OHG., & Icel. gaman, Dan. gammen mirth, merriment, OSw. gamman joy. Cf. {Gammon} a game, {Backgammon}, {Gamble} v. i.] 1. Sport of any kind; jest, frolic. [1913 Webster]… …
