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--- b:head_first_statistics:constructing_confidence_intervals [2019/12/03 14:08] – [Just one more problem...] hkimscil
+++ b:head_first_statistics:constructing_confidence_intervals [2019/12/05 13:36] – [Four steps for finding confidence intervals] hkimscil
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 Rather than specify an exact value, we can specify two values we expect flavor duration to lie between.
-{{:b:head_first_statistics:pasted:20191203-121916.png}}
+[{{:b:head_first_statistics:pasted:20191203-121916.png  }}] : As an example, you may want to choose a and b so that there’s a 95% chance of the interval containing the population mean. Finding the exact spot of a and b is the problem we are trying to solve.
-The far side of each end, (a, b) is called a confidence interval.
+The far side of each end, (a, b) is called a **//confidence interval//**.
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 ===== Four steps for finding confidence intervals =====
-Step 1: Choose your population statistic
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-Step 2: Find its sampling distribution
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+<fs large>**Step 1:**</fs> Choose your population statistic
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+<fs large>**Step 2**</fs>: Find its __**sampling distribution**__
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 Mighty Gumball used a sample of 100 gumballs to come up with their
 estimates, and they have calculated that s2 = 25. This means that
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-Step 3: Decide on the level of confidence
+<fs large>**Step 3:**</fs> Decide on the level of confidence
-Step 4: Find the confidence limits
+<fs large>**Step 4:**</fs> Find the confidence limits
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 ====== Just one more problem... ======
-Step 1: Choose your population statistic
+==== Step 1: Choose your population statistic ====
 Mighty Gumball has taken a representative sample of 10 gumballs and weighed each one. In their sample, x = 0.5 oz and s<sup>2</sup> = 0.09.
-Step 2: Find its sampling distribution
+==== Step 2: Find its sampling distribution ====
 The normal distribution isn't a good approximation for every situation.
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-Step 3: Decide on the level of confidence
+==== Step 3: Decide on the level of confidence ====
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-Step 4: Find the confidence limits
+==== Step 4: Find the confidence limits ====
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+===== The t-distribution vs. the normal distribution =====
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