标题: Level of significance vs level of confidence vs confidence i [打印本页] 作者: Gypsy 时间: 2013-4-3 02:20 标题: Level of significance vs level of confidence vs confidence i
Just came across this one question asking what 1 alpha represents?
A Level of significance
B Confidence interval
C Level of confidence
very straight but as it seemed to be an easy question, as soon as I saw B I selected B and didnt even read C.
Now I am confused answer is C. I dont have issue undertsanding why C is the right answer but rather I d like to know what the difference between B and C is. 1 alpha isnt it also the confidence interval. Are they not the same thing.
ex: Alpha=5% 1 alpha = 95% level of confidence is 95% but so is the confidence interval equivalent to 95% or 1 alpha.
I mean it is not a big deal since I was so suprised that if I have the same question I will remember but still thought it would be interesting to clear my brain out.
Thx作者: clearlycanadian 时间: 2013-4-3 02:26
The confidence interval is the actual numerical interval….like 50 +/ 2.5 or something like that. Think of the confidence interval as the bookends of the “fail to reject null” portion.
The level of confidence is the % term.作者: Kiakaha 时间: 2013-4-3 02:31
so the confidence interval lets say is 1.96 to 1.96 (5% level of significance). This would be the right answer and the fact that it is equivalent to 95% is just a characteristic ofthe interval or in other word the level of confidence for the interval 1.96 to 1.96 is 95%.
Thx man作者: cyber21 时间: 2013-4-3 02:36
