https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1480904/given-a-95-confidence-interval-why-are-we-using-1-96-and-not-1-64
Oct 19, 2025 · Another way to explain this would be that a z-score of +1.96 simply means that the confidence level falls within the -1.96 and +1.96 range, but on the positive side