document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=223690>Question 223690</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What information is necessary to calculate a confidence interval? Is the size of the population relevant when one is determining the sample size for a confidence interval? What does increasing your level of confidence do to the interval estimate? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "sample mean or sample proportion<BR>\n" );
document.write( "standard error which depend on z or t, sigma or s, and n<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is the size of the population relevant when one is determining the sample size for a confidence interval?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What does increasing your level of confidence do to the interval estimate?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you want the confidence to increase the interval estimate will increase<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in size.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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