Confidence intervals of a parameter are preferred over hypothesis testing when
A) great accuracy is required
B) logic does not point to a possible value of the parameter that is of special interest
C) we know the parameter's value and wish to predict sample outcomes
D) sampling is not random

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Confidence intervals provide a range of plausible values for a parameter, which is useful when there is no specific value of interest to test against, unlike hypothesis testing which focuses on testing a specific hypothesis.

Confidence Intervals of a Parameter Are Preferred Over Hypothesis Testing