Stats #12: Computing Simple Confidence Intervals
This class will teach you how to compute confidence intervals for one and two group data. Please bring a copy of a research paper comparing two groups (e.g., new versus standard therapy) for use in class exercises. This class is useful for anyone who needs to use confidence intervals to summarize research data.
In this class, you will learn how to:
- characterize the distribution of a sample mean;
- compute and interpret a confidence interval; and
- identify factors which shrink/expand the width of the confidence interval.
This class will use a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that computes simple confidence intervals.
This class does not qualify for IRB Education Credits (IRBECs).
Contents
- Overview of the STATS web pages
- Consulting services that I provide
- Confidence intervals
- Practice exercises
- Please fill out an evaluation form
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