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¯x ................................... mean of sample
x
σ
n-1 .............................sample standard deviation ( x
σ
n-1 > 0)
n ..................................size of sample (positive integer)
After setting all the parameters, use c to move the highlighting to “Execute” and then press
the function key shown below to perform the calculation.
• 1(CALC) ... Performs the calculation.
Calculation Result Output Example
Left ...............................confi dence interval lower limit (left edge)
Right .............................confi dence interval upper limit (right edge)
o ................................... mean of sample
x
σ
n-1 .............................sample standard deviation
n ..................................size of sample
u 2-Sample t Interval
2-Sample t Interval calculates the confi dence interval for the difference between two
population means when both population standard deviations are unknown. The t interval is
applied to t distribution.
The following confi dence interval applies when pooling is in effect.
α
is the level of
signifi cance. The value 100 (1 – α) % is the confi dence level.
Left = (o
1
– o
2
)– t
α
2
ight = (o
1
– o
2
)+ t
α
2
n
1
+n
2
–2
n
1
1
+
n
2
1
x
p
n–1
2
σ
n
1
+n
2
–2
n
1
1
+
n
2
1
x
p
n–1
2
σ
Left = (o
1
– o
2
)– t
α
2
ight = (o
1
– o
2
)+ t
α
2
n
1
+n
2
–2
n
1
1
+
n
2
1
x
p
n–1
2
σ
n
1
+n
2
–2
n
1
1
+
n
2
1
x
p
n–1
2
σ
x
p n–1
=
σ
n
1
+ n
2
– 2
(n
1
–1)x
1
n–1
2
+(n
2
–1)x
2
n–1
2
σ
σ
x
p n–1
=
σ
n
1
+ n
2
– 2
(n
1
–1)x
1
n–1
2
+(n
2
–1)x
2
n–1
2
σ
σ
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Confi dence Interval
