CONFIDENCE INTERVALS FOR µ_d

Contents

Objective  Introduction  Examples 

^ Objective

^ Introduction

Experimental science is often concerned with comparing two or more treatments. The experiment we use to compare these treatments should be designed as efficiently as possible.

^ Examples

Example #1 constructs confidence intervals on the mean change in murder rates between 1960 and 1970 for Southern cities. The assumptions are checked to establish the efficacy of the confidence interval.

Example #2