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Example 1 Chapter 7 In a recent poll, 70% or 1501 randomly selected adults said they believed in global warming. Q: What is the proportion of the adult population that believe in global warming? Confidence Intervals and Sample Sizes TRICK QUESTION! We only know the sample proportion s, We do not know the population proportion σ. 7.2 Estimating a Proportion p 7.3 Estimating a Mean µ (σ known) BUT… 7.4 Estimating a Mean µ (σ unknown) The proportion of the sample (0.7) is our best point estimate (i.e. best guess). 7.5 Estimating a Standard Deviation σ 1 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Definition Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Definition Point Estimate Confidence Interval : CI A single value (or point) used to approximate a population parameter The range (or interval) of values to estimate the true value of a population parameter. Best Point Estimate Population Parameter Proportion p ≈ p Mean µ ≈ x Std. Dev. σ ≈ s It is abbreviated as CI In Example 1, the 95% confidence interval for the population proportion p is CI = (0.677, 0.723) 3 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Definition Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Margin of Error : E The probability that the confidence interval actually contains the population parameter. The maximum likely difference between the observed value and true value of the population parameter (with probability is 1–α) The most common confidence levels used are 90%, 95%, 99% 95% : α = 0.05 The margin of error is used to determine a confidence interval (of a proportion or mean) 99% : α = 0.01 In Example 1, the 95% margin of error for the population proportion p is E = 0.023 In Example 1, the Confidence level is 95% Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 4 Definition Confidence Level : 1 – α 90% : α = 0.1 2 5 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 6 Example 1 Continued… Interpreting a Confidence Interval In a recent poll, 70% or 1501 randomly selected adults said they believed in global warming. Q: What is the proportion of the adult population that believe in global warming? For the 95% confidence interval CI = (0.677, 0.723) we say: We are 95% confident that the interval from 0.677 to 0.723 actually does contain the true value of the population proportion p. A: 0.7 is the best point estimate of the proportion of all adults who believe in global warming. The 95% confidence interval of the population proportion p is: CI = (0.677, 0.723) ( with a margin of error E = 0.023 ) This means that if we were to select many different samples of size 1501 and construct the corresponding confidence intervals, then 95% of them would actually contain the value of the population proportion p. What does it mean, exactly? Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 7 !!! Caution !!! !!! Caution !!! Know the correct interpretation of a confidence interval Do not confuse the two percentages The proportion can be represented by percents (like 70% in Example 1) It is incorrect to say “ the probability that the population parameter belongs to the confidence interval is 95% ” because the population parameter is not a random variable, its value cannot change The confidence level may be represented by percents (like 95% in Example 1) Proportions can be any value from 0% to 100% Confidence levels are usually 90%, 95%, or 99% The population is “set in stone” Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 8 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 9 Confidence Interval Formula 10 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Finding the Point Estimate and E from a Confidence Interval ( y – E, y + E ) Point estimate : y y = Best point estimate E = Margin of Error y = (upper confidence limit) + (lower confidence limit) 2 • Centered at the best point estimate Margin of Error : E • Width is determined by E E = (upper confidence limit) — (lower confidence limit) The value of E depends the critical value of the CI Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2 11 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 12 Normal Dist. Critical Values Definition For a population proportion p and mean µ (σ known), the critical values are found using z-scores on a standard normal distribution Critical Value The number on the borderline separating sample statistics that are likely to occur from those that are unlikely to occur. The standard normal distribution is divided into three regions: middle part has area 1 – α and two tails (left and right) have area α/2 each: A critical value is dependent on a probability distribution the parameter follows and the confidence level (1 – α) . 13 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Normal Dist. Critical Values The value za/2 separates an area of a/2 in the right tail of the z-dist. ( middle interval ) Unlikely values The value –za/2 separates an area of a/2 in the left tail of the z-dist. ( tails ) Use StatCrunch to calculate z-scores (see Ch. 6) –za/2 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 14 Normal Dist. Critical Values The z-scores za/2 and –za/2 separate the values: Likely values Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The subscript a/2 is simply a reminder that the zscore separates an area of a/2 in the tail. za/2 15 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 16