Estimation and Confidence Intervals PDF

Confidence Intervals

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Confidence Intervals

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Confidence Intervals

If we know that each member of the population has

probability p of having a certain characteristic, we can use the CLT theorem to study the distribution of a sample mean.

What if we don't know p, all we have is our data

from the sample. We want to make an estimate of p, and give some margin of error. This is essentially what a confidence interval is.

For a prescribed level of confidence (less than

100%), we want to determine a range for which we

are THAT confident the true population probability "p" is within the range.

Confidence Intervals, cont.

Usually we want a fairly high confidence level:

75%, 95% or 99% are common, but really any

percentage less than 100 is possible. The larger the confidence, the wider the interval.

The more sure we are of the confidence interval,

the less precise it is. estimate

Confidence intervalMargin of

errorMargin of error

Confidence Interval for Proportion

p is the population proportion (of a certain characteristic)

To find a C% confidence interval, we need to

know the z-score of the central C% in a standard-normal distribution. Call this 'z'

Our confidence interval is p±z*SE(p)

p is the sample proportion

Z values for some CIs

For your reference, these could be useful:

Confidence

%# standard deviations (z)

50%0.67449

75%1.15035

90%1.64485

95%1.95996

97%2.17009

99%2.57583

99.9%3.29053To calculate, use

invNorm(CI + (1-CI)/2) e.g. for 75% confidence, invNorm(.75 + (1-.75)/2) =invNorm(.75+ .25/2) =invNorm(.875)

Example: Bad Apples

You want to give a 95% confidence interval of how

many apples in a given orchard are bad this year. Of all harvested apples, you randomly test 1000 apples and find 35 of them are bad. p estimate is p=.035, so q=.965

The middle 95% is within 1.96 sds

Our confidence interval is .035±1.96*.0058, i.e. between and .0236 and .0464

We are 95% confident that in this orchard between

2.36% and 4.64% of apples are bad.^^

Margin of Error

Based on a certain % confidence interval, the

amount we add/subtract from our estimate is the margin of error.

In the previous example, the margin of error

was 1.96*.0058=.011368 which is 1.1368%

Example: Margin of Error

A poll of 1654 adults asked whether they have

ever bobbed for apples. 76% said "Yes."

For 93% confidence, what is the margin of

error?

To find the z-score for the central 93%,

remember that 7% is in the tails, 3.5% in the upper tail and 3.5% in the lower tail. So invNorm(.965)=1.812 is our z =.01903, or 1.903%

Example: Margin of Error

A poll of 1654 adults asked whether they have

ever bobbed for apples. 76% said "Yes."

What is the margin of error for 99% confidence?

Similarly, the z value for central 99% is

invNorm(.995)=2.576

ME99%=2.576*.010501=.02705 or 2.705%

As confidence level of the interval

increases, so does the margin of error!

Example: Determine Sample Size

for given Confidence & ME

It is estimated that 43% of adults 25-35 sing in

the shower. We want to see if this is true for adults 35 and older. How many do we need to sample to have a margin of error of 5% at a

90% confidence level.

So n=16.28652=265.25, so we need 266 people

sampled (round up to the next whole person)

Decreasing Margin of Error by

increasing n

If we increase the sample size, the margin of

error goes down, but at a rate of the square root of the change in "n".

To halve ME, we need to quadruple (x4) the

sample size

To get 1/10th the ME, we need to increase

sample size to be 100 times as large

Determine CI from Margin of Error

you the confidence level, because you can determine z

C, and from that figure out the

confidence level. z

Then Confidence level is found:

normalcdf(-z

C, zC)

-zCzC

Example: Approval Rating

The results of a poll of 656 random citizens give

the mayor's approval rating at 67% with a 4% margin of error. How confident are we that the city-wide approval is between 63% and 71%? normalcdf(-2.1788, 2.1788) = .97065

So the poll used a 97.065% confidence level.

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Confidence Intervals

If we know that each member of the population has

What if we don't know p, all we have is our data

For a prescribed level of confidence (less than

100%), we want to determine a range for which we

Confidence Intervals, cont.

Usually we want a fairly high confidence level:

75%, 95% or 99% are common, but really any

The more sure we are of the confidence interval,

Confidence intervalMargin of

Confidence Interval for Proportion

To find a C% confidence interval, we need to

Our confidence interval is p±z*SE(p)

Z values for some CIs

For your reference, these could be useful:

Confidence

50%0.67449

75%1.15035

90%1.64485

95%1.95996

97%2.17009

99%2.57583

99.9%3.29053To calculate, use

Example: Bad Apples

You want to give a 95% confidence interval of how

The middle 95% is within 1.96 sds

We are 95% confident that in this orchard between

2.36% and 4.64% of apples are bad.^^

Margin of Error

Based on a certain % confidence interval, the

In the previous example, the margin of error

Example: Margin of Error

A poll of 1654 adults asked whether they have

For 93% confidence, what is the margin of

To find the z-score for the central 93%,

Example: Margin of Error

A poll of 1654 adults asked whether they have

What is the margin of error for 99% confidence?

Similarly, the z value for central 99% is

ME99%=2.576*.010501=.02705 or 2.705%

As confidence level of the interval

Example: Determine Sample Size

It is estimated that 43% of adults 25-35 sing in

90% confidence level.

So n=16.28652=265.25, so we need 266 people

Decreasing Margin of Error by

If we increase the sample size, the margin of

To halve ME, we need to quadruple (x4) the

To get 1/10th the ME, we need to increase

Determine CI from Margin of Error

C, and from that figure out the

Then Confidence level is found:

C, zC)

Example: Approval Rating

The results of a poll of 656 random citizens give

So the poll used a 97.065% confidence level.