6. Parameter Estimation and Confidence Intervals: Practical 6
Keypoints
Keypoints
- You learned to calculate confidence intervals for a sample mean and sample proportion.
- For both confidence intervals you need to calculate standard errors, and for both you need to calculate critical values from the relevant probability distribution (t-distribution for a mean, z-distribution for a proportion).
- Confidence interval for a mean:
with (no need to memorize - equations are provided on formula sheet) - Confidence interval for a proportion:
with (no need to memorize - equations are provided on formula sheet) - If a sample size gets bigger, the confidence interval becomes narrower.
- If the confidence level gets higher, the confidence interval becomes wider.
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