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Rather than specify an exact value, we can specify two values we expect flavor duration to lie between. | Rather than specify an exact value, we can specify two values we expect flavor duration to lie between. | ||
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- | 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 ===== | ===== Four steps for finding confidence intervals ===== | ||
- | Step 1: Choose your population statistic | + | {{: |
- | Step 2: Find its sampling distribution | + | |
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- | Mighty Gumball used a sample of 100 gumballs to come up with their | + | If we go back to the work we did in the last chapter, then the sampling distribution |
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+ | 샘플평균들의 분산은 ($Var(\overline{X})$) 모집단의 특성인데 (parameter), | ||
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+ | Mighty Gumball used a sample of 100 gumballs to come up with their estimates, and they have calculated that s< | ||
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- | Step 3: Decide on the level of confidence | + | <fs large>**Step 3:**</ |
- | Step 4: Find the confidence limits | + | <fs large>**Step 4:**</ |
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====== Just one more problem... ====== | ====== 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< | Mighty Gumball has taken a representative sample of 10 gumballs and weighed each one. In their sample, x = 0.5 oz and s< | ||
- | Step 2: Find its sampling distribution | + | ==== Step 2: Find its sampling distribution |
The normal distribution isn't a good approximation for every situation. | 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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