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Cheat Sheet for Confidence Intervals CI for Sample Statistic Formula Use When One population mean, ± ! is known x is normal or 30 One population mean, ± ! = 1 < 30 or is unknown One population proportion, p ± ! 10 10 One population variance, ! ! 1 ! ! ! < ! < 1 ! ! ! = 1 x is normal One population standard deviation, 1 ! ! ! < < 1 ! ! ! = 1 x is normal Difference of two population means ( ! ! ) ! ! ( ! ! ) ± ! ! ! ! + ! ! ! ! , ! are known x is normal or ! , ! 30 Difference of two population means ( ! ! ) ! ! ( ! ! ) ± ! ! ! ! + ! ! ! ! , ! are unknown or ! , ! < 30 = ! ! / ! + ! ! / ! ! ( ! ! / ! ) ! ! 1 + ( ! ! / ! ) ! ! 1 Difference of two proportions ( ! ! ) ! ! ( ! ! ) ± ! ! ! ! + ! ! ! ! ! 10; ! ! 10 ! ! 10; ! ! 10 Critical zvalues: Confidence Level ! 90% 1.645 95% 1.96 98% 2.33 99% 2.575 Critical tvalues/ ! (on the back)

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Cheat  Sheet  for  Confidence  Intervals    

CI  for     Sample  Statistic   Formula   Use  When  One  population  mean,  𝜇  

 𝑥  

𝑥 ± 𝑧!  𝜎𝑛   𝜎  is  known    

x  is  normal  or  𝑛 ≥ 30  

One  population  mean,  𝜇  

 𝑥  

𝑥 ± 𝑡!  𝑠𝑛  

𝑑𝑓 = 𝑛 − 1  

𝑛 < 30  or  𝜎  is  unknown  

One  population  proportion,  p  

 𝑝   𝑝 ± 𝑧!  

𝑝𝑞𝑛  

𝑛𝑝 ≥ 10  𝑛𝑞 ≥ 10  

One  population  variance,  𝜎!  

 𝑠!  

𝑛 − 1 𝑠!

𝜒!!< 𝜎! <

𝑛 − 1 𝑠!

𝜒!!  

𝑑𝑓 = 𝑛 − 1  

x  is  normal  

One  population  standard  deviation,  𝜎  

 𝑠  

𝑛 − 1 𝑠!

𝜒!!< 𝜎 < 𝑛 − 1 𝑠!

𝜒!!  

𝑑𝑓 = 𝑛 − 1  

x  is  normal  

Difference  of  two  population  means  (𝜇! − 𝜇!)  

 𝑥! − 𝑥!   (𝑥! − 𝑥!) ± 𝑧!  

𝜎!!

𝑛!+𝜎!!

𝑛!  

𝜎!,𝜎!  are  known    x  is  normal  or  𝑛!,𝑛! ≥ 30  

Difference  of  two  population  means  (𝜇! − 𝜇!)  

 𝑥! − 𝑥!   (𝑥! − 𝑥!) ± 𝑡!  

𝑠!!

𝑛!+𝑠!!

𝑛!  

𝜎!,𝜎!  are  unknown    or  𝑛!,𝑛! < 30  

𝑑𝑓 =𝑠!!/𝑛! + 𝑠!!/𝑛! !

(𝑠!!/𝑛!)!𝑛! − 1

+ (𝑠!!/𝑛!)!𝑛! − 1

 

Difference  of  two  proportions    (𝑝! − 𝑝!)  

 𝑝! − 𝑝!   (𝑝! − 𝑝!)± 𝑧!  

𝑝!𝑞!𝑛!

+𝑝!𝑞!𝑛!

 

𝑛!𝑝! ≥ 10; 𝑛!𝑞! ≥ 10  𝑛!𝑝! ≥ 10; 𝑛!𝑞! ≥ 10  

       Critical  z-­‐values:  Confidence  Level  

𝑧!  

90%   1.645  95%   1.96  98%   2.33  99%   2.575      Critical  t-­‐values/𝜒!  (on  the  back)        

Critical  t-­‐values                                                

𝝌𝟐  Values    For    𝝌𝑹𝟐  use  

!!!!  

For    𝝌𝑳𝟐  use  !!!!  

with  df  =  n  -­‐  1