Confidence Interval for μ, Standard Deviation Estimated (3 of 3)
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Summary of Computations
Compute M = ΣX/N
Compute s (click for formula)
Compute
Compute df = N-1
Find t for these df using a
t table
Lower limit = M - t s
M
Upper limit = M + t s
M
Lower limit ≤ μ ≤ Upper limit
Assumptions:
Normal distribution
Scores are sampled randomly and are independent
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