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How to Calculate Confidence Interval .

Rosemary Njeri

We can define confidence interval as a measure of the degree of uncertainty or certainty in a sampling method.

To calculate confidence interval, we use sample data that is, the sample mean and the sample size.

For a sample size that is more 30 ( a large sample size ), we use the values of z* for the given confidence levels. Which we can get from statistical tables. Example:

Confidence LevelZ* Value
90%1.65
95%1.96
99%2.58

Formula to calculate confidence interval.

Confidence interval is sample mean, plus or minus the margin of error ( z* value multiplied by standard deviation divide by the square root of the sample size.)

How to Calculate Confidence Interval .

Example:

Suppose we take a random sample size of 100 fingerlings, we are asked to determine that the mean length of the fingerlings is 5 cm, with 95% confidence level and a standard deviation of 3.

In this case, the confidence level is 95% so the corresponding Z* value is 1.96.

How to Calculate Confidence Interval .

Therefore, with 95% confidence interval, the average length of the fingerlings is between 5.588 cm and 4.412 cm.

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