Find each of the following. Enter your answers rounded to at least two decimal places. Part 1 of 5 $$ z_{\alpha / 2} $$ for the $$ 95 \% $$ confidence interval

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1. For a $$95\%$$ confidence interval, the significance level is 
   $$
   \alpha = 1 - 0.95 = 0.05.
   $$
2. Because the interval is two-tailed, we have 
   $$
   \frac{\alpha}{2} = \frac{0.05}{2} = 0.025.
   $$
3. The critical value $$ z_{\alpha/2} $$ is the $$ z $$-score such that the area to its right is $$ 0.025 $$ (or, equivalently, the area to its left is $$ 1 - 0.025 = 0.975 $$).
4. From standard normal distribution tables, the corresponding $$ z $$-score is approximately 
   $$
   z_{0.025} \approx 1.96.
   $$

Thus, the answer is $$ z_{\alpha / 2} \approx 1.96 $$.
$$ z_{\alpha / 2} \approx 1.96 $$

Find each of the following. Enter your answers rounded to at least two decimal places. Part 1 of 5 \( z_{\alpha / 2} \) for the \( 95 \% \) confidence interval

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