# Confidence Interval

*Math & Statistics — Finicade finance glossary*

A range that likely contains the true value, with a stated level of confidence — say, '95% sure the mean is between 4 and 6'. It puts honest error bars around any estimate.

**Related terms:** [Confidence Level](https://finicade.com/glossary/confidence-level), [Standard Error](https://finicade.com/glossary/standard-error), [Normal Distribution](https://finicade.com/glossary/normal-distribution)

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/confidence-interval