Confidence intervals

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• confidence intervals — confidence intervals, confidence limits The spread of values around the mean for a sample surveyvariable which, using the conventional 95 per cent confidence level, equate to the mean plus or minus two standard deviations, or standard errors of… …   Dictionary of sociology

• Robust confidence intervals — In statistics a robust confidence interval is the outcome of a specialized set of calculations constructed in such a way as to produce confidence intervals which are not badly affected by outlying or aberrant observations in a data set.In the… …   Wikipedia

• Confidence interval — This article is about the confidence interval. For Confidence distribution, see Confidence Distribution. In statistics, a confidence interval (CI) is a particular kind of interval estimate of a population parameter and is used to indicate the… …   Wikipedia

• Confidence distribution — This article is about the confidence distribution. For Confidence interval, see Confidence interval. In statistics, the concept of a confidence distribution (CD) has often been loosely referred to as a distribution function on the parameter space …   Wikipedia

• Confidence band — A confidence band is used in statistical analysis to represent the uncertainty in an estimate of a curve or function based on limited or noisy data. Confidence bands are often used as part of the graphical presentation of results in a statistical …   Wikipedia

• Confidence in statistical conclusions — Following a statistical study, a layman may well ask: How much confidence can we have in these conclusions? . A problem immediately arises because a statistician s technical understanding of the term confidence can differ radically from a… …   Wikipedia

• confidence coefficient — the probability that a confidence interval will contain the true value of the population parameter. For example, if the confidence coefficient is .95, 95 per cent of the confidence intervals so calculated for each of a large number of random… …   Medical dictionary

• confidence interval — The degree of certainty that an event will fall outside of boundaries on a distribution. For a normal distribution, boundaries set at two standard deviations from the mean create approximately 95 percent confidence intervals. In other words, only …   Financial and business terms

• Binomial proportion confidence interval — In statistics, a binomial proportion confidence interval is a confidence interval for a proportion in a statistical population. It uses the proportion estimated in a statistical sample and allows for sampling error. There are several formulas for …   Wikipedia

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• Credible interval — Bayesian statistics Theory Bayesian probability Probability interpretations Bayes theorem Bayes rule · Bayes factor Bayesian inference Bayesian network Prior · Posterior · Likelihood …   Wikipedia