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CHAPTER 5
ESTIMATION AND
STATISTICAL INTERVALS
Outline of Chapter 5
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Ø For example: we might decide that .350 is a point estimate for the
proportion p of all individuals who would try a particular product
again after using a free trial sample.
5.1 Point Estimation
à Properties of Estimators
à Bias and unbiased estimator
DEFINITIONS
• The higher the confidence level, the more strongly we believe that the value
of the parameter being estimated lies within the interval.
5.2 Large-Sample Confidence Intervals for a Population Mean
à Interval estimate or confidence interval (CI)
à A Confidence Interval for µ with Confidence Level 95%
Substituting the values of n, 𝑥,̅ and s from any particular sample into these
expressions gives a confidence interval for µ with a confidence level of
approximately 95%.
5.2 Large-Sample Confidence Intervals for a Population Mean
à Interval estimate or confidence interval (CI)
à A Confidence Interval for µ with Confidence Level 95%
5.2 Large-Sample Confidence Intervals for a Population Mean
à Interval estimate or confidence interval (CI)
à A Confidence Interval for µ with Confidence Level 95%à Example 5.3
Solution:
5.2 Large-Sample Confidence Intervals for a Population Mean
à Interval estimate or confidence interval (CI)
à Other Confidence Levels and a General Formula
• The confidence level of 95% was inherited from the probability .95 with which we began
the derivation of the interval. This probability in turn dictated the use of the z critical value 1.96
in the confidence interval formula.
Ø It follows that if we want a confidence level of 99%, we should identify the z critical value
that captures a central z curve area of .99.
Exercises:
1.
2. Random samples of size n are selected from a normal population whose standard
deviation 𝜎 is known to be 2.
a. Suppose you want 90% of the area under the sampling distribution of 𝑥̅ to lie within
±1 unit of a population mean 𝜇. Find the minimum sample size n that satisfies this
requirement.
b. Repeat the calculations in part (a) for areas of 80%, 95%, and 99%.
5.2 Large-Sample Confidence Intervals for a Population Mean
à Interval estimate or confidence interval (CI)
à Other Confidence Levels and a General Formula
Solution Ex1:
5.2 Large-Sample Confidence Intervals for a Population Mean
à Interval estimate or confidence interval (CI)
à Other Confidence Levels and a General Formula
Solution Ex2:
5.2 Large-Sample Confidence Intervals for a Population Mean
à Interval estimate or confidence interval (CI)
à Choosing the Sample Size
A study was carried out to compare population mean lifetimes (hr) for two different
brands of AA batteries. Here, µ1 and s1 mean value and standard deviation for the
distribution of brand 1 lifetimes; µ2 and s2 are the mean value and standard deviation
for the distribution of brand 2 lifetimes. Values of the summary quantities calculated
from the two resulting samples are as follows:
3. If x and y are independent random variables, each with a normal distribution, then
the difference x - y also has a normal distribution. If each variable is approximately
normal, then the distribution of the difference is also approximately normal.
5.3 More Large-Sample Confidence Intervals
à A Large-Sample Confidence Interval for µ1- µ2
%1- 𝒙
à Properties of the Sampling Distribution of 𝒙 %2
5.3 More Large-Sample Confidence Intervals
à A Large-Sample Confidence Interval for µ1- µ2
%1- 𝒙
à Properties of the Sampling Distribution of 𝒙 %2
(1- 𝒙
• Consider results to standardize 𝒙 (2 when both sample sizes are large.
• Using this variable in the same way that variables were used earlier to
obtain confidence intervals for µ and for p gives the following large-sample
confidence interval formula for estimating µ1- µ2:
• Given the two samples of the following disks with 3/8-inches and 1/2-
inches diameter.
à What is the estimate of µ1- µ2 of the two populations with a confidence
level of 95%?
5.3 More Large-Sample Confidence Intervals
à Section 5.3 Exercises
to have
Let 𝑥̅ and s be the sample mean and sample standard deviation of a random sample of size from a
normal population distribution. Then a two-sided confidence interval for the population mean µ
has the form
t critical values for the most frequently used confidence levels, corresponding to particular
central t curve areas, are given in Appendix Table IV.
5.4 Small-Sample Intervals Based on a Normal Population Distribution
à t Distributions and the One-Sample - t Confidence Interval
à One-Sample Confidence Intervals à Example 5.6
1.
5.4 Small-Sample Intervals Based on a Normal Population Distribution
à Section 5.4 Exercises
a. What are the min, max values? Q1, Q2? Mean 𝑥? ̅ Sample Std s?
b. What is the estimate of mileage mean (CI) with 95% confident level?
Solution:
5.5 Intervals for µ1 - µ2 Based on Normal Population Distributions
à The Two-Sample t Interval
PROPOSITION
Consider two normal distributions with mean values µ1 and µ2, respectively. Suppose a
random sample of size n1 is selected from the first distribution, resulting in a sample
mean of 𝑥̅ 1 and a sample standard deviation of s1. A random sample from the second
distribution, selected independently of that from the first one, yields sample mean 𝑥̅ 2
and sample standard deviation s2. Then the standardized variable
has approximately a t distribution with df estimated from the sample by the following
formula:
t critical values corresponding to the most frequently used confidence levels appear in
Appendix Table IV
5.5 Intervals for µ1 - µ2 Based on Normal Population Distributions
à The Two-Sample t Interval à Example 5.7
Which way of dispensing champagne, the traditional vertical method or a tilted beerlike
pour, preserves more of the tiny gas bubbles that improve flavor and aroma? The
following data was reported in the article “On the Losses of Dissolved CO2 during
Champagne Serving”
(standard deviation)
è Question: Assuming the sampled distributions are normal, what are the confidence
intervals for the difference between true average dissolved CO2 loss for the traditional
pour and that for the slanted pour at each of the two temperatures?
5.5 Intervals for µ1 - µ2 Based on Normal Population Distributions
à The Two-Sample t Interval à Example 5.7
5.5 Intervals for µ1 - µ2 Based on Normal Population Distributions
à A Confidence Interval from Paired Data
• Let d denote the population mean difference, that is, the average of all
differences in the population. It can be shown that
where µ1 is the population mean value of all first numbers within pairs
and µ2 is defined similarly for all second numbers.
• The importance of this relationship is that if we can obtain a CI for
µd, it will also be a CI for µ1 - µ2 .
• A CI for µd can be calculated from the differences for pairs in the
sample.
• In particular, if the population distribution of the differences can be
assumed to be normal, then a one-sample t interval based on the
sample differences is appropriate.
5.5 Intervals for µ1 - µ2 Based on Normal Population Distributions
à A Confidence Interval from Paired Data
5.5 Intervals for µ1 - µ2 Based on Normal Population Distributions
à A Confidence Interval from Paired Data
à Example 5.8
Given data on the modulus of elasticity obtained 1 minute after loading in a certain
configuration, the values of modulus of elasticity obtained 4 weeks after loading for
the same lumber specimens. The data is presented here.
Normal quantile plot of the differences
Solution: