confidence limits

[ kon-fi-duhns lim-its ]

plural noun

, Statistics.

1. the data points that specify the upper and lower limits of a confidence interval.

Word History and Origins

Origin of confidence limits¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

"The implications one could draw from such data would have wide confidence limits since there are so many other variables to consider," Sommer explained, since there are variables like degree of vaccination and degree of exposure.

From Salon

Since the young were measured at irregular intervals, statistical procedures for calculating confidence limits of the curves were not applicable.

From Project Gutenberg

It should be noted that because the RMS error for SSM/I data is similar to that of the altimeter data, the 95% confidence limits on SSM/I estimates will be comparable in magnitude.

From Science Magazine

Figure 1 shows that the data scatter is consistent with the confidence limits, and the data scatters about the 1:1 line with 9 of 12 points within the 95% confidence limits.

From Science Magazine

The actual market return over the next year fell between their 80 percent confidence limits only a third of the time, so these executives weren’t particularly good at forecasting the stock market.

From New York Times