Confidence intervals, One-sample z-interval, Two-sample z-interval – HP Prime Graphing Calculator User Manual
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Confidence intervals
The confidence interval calculations that the HP Prime can
perform are based on the Normal Z-distribution or
Student’s t-distribution.
One-Sample Z-Interval
Menu name
Z-Int:
This option uses the Normal Z-distribution to calculate a
confidence interval for , the true mean of a population,
when the true population standard deviation, , is known.
Inputs
The inputs are:
Results
The results are:
Two-Sample Z-Interval
Menu name
Z-Int:
1
–
2
This option uses the Normal Z-distribution to calculate a
confidence interval for the difference between the means
of two populations,
–
, when the population standard
deviations,
1
and
2
, are known.
Field
name
Definition
Sample mean
n
Sample size
Population standard deviation
C
Confidence level
x
Result
Description
C
Confidence level
Critical Z
Critical values for Z
Lower
Lower bound for
Upper
Upper bound for