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A confidence interval is an interval that covers an unknown parameter with $100(1-\alpha)\%$ confidence. Confidence intervals are a frequentist concept. They are often confused with credible intervals which is the Bayesian analog.

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Hypothesis testing. Why center the sampling distribution on H0?

From what I gather, you are arguing that it makes more sense to 'flip' $H_0$ and $H_1$. I find it helpful to think of hypothesis testing as a proof by contradiction. We assume $H_0$ to be true, then …
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