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Nonparametric confidence interval for the mean: Failure to reproduce formula from Zhou & Dinh (2005)
Zhou & Dinh (2005) propose the following formula for a $(1 - \alpha)100\%$ confidence interval for the mean of one sample. The confidence interval is based on a transformation of the
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What is the correct SD to use to get a 95% CI for skewed data?
Let $X = [94, 10, 100, 100, 16, 14, 100, 100, 70, 88, 100, 100, 12, 100, 100, 58, 32, 100, 32, 36, 98, 0, 100, 100, 100]$
where $X$ are students' scores (between 0 and 100), and note many full marks!
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How can I calculate the confidence interval of a mean in a non-normally distributed sample?
How can I calculate the confidence interval of a mean in a non-normally distributed sample?
I understand bootstrap methods are commonly used here, but I am open to other options. While I am looking ...
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