Calculate statistical confidence intervals, margin of error, Z-scores, and statistical significance with comprehensive step-by-step solutions. Perfect for researchers, students, and data analysts.
A 95% confidence interval means we're 95% confident the true population parameter lies within the calculated range. Larger sample sizes and smaller standard deviations create narrower, more precise intervals.
Key Statistical Relationships:
CI = x� � (Z � s/vn)
Z-scores: 90% = 1.645, 95% = 1.96, 99% = 2.576
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A confidence interval is a range of values that likely contains the true population parameter. A 95% confidence interval means we're 95% confident the true value lies within the calculated range, based on sample data from your study.
Formula: CI = x� � (Z � s/vn)
The confidence interval equals the sample mean plus/minus the margin of error, which is the Z-score times the standard error (s/vn).
Formula: ME = Z � (s/vn)
The margin of error represents the maximum expected difference between the sample statistic and population parameter. Smaller margins indicate more precise estimates.
Common Z-scores:
90% confidence: Z = 1.645
95% confidence: Z = 1.96
99% confidence: Z = 2.576
These values come from the standard normal distribution.
This calculator provides statistical solutions based on sample data and assumes normal distribution. Real-world data may have different distributions, and statistical significance should be interpreted in context. Always verify critical statistical analyses with appropriate methodology and consider practical significance alongside statistical significance.
This advanced confidence interval calculator implements comprehensive statistical calculations using precise mathematical relationships. Each statistical property derives from fundamental principles of inferential statistics that ensure accurate parameter estimation.
Formula: CI = x� � (Z � s/vn)
The range that likely contains the true population parameter, based on sample data and chosen confidence level.
Formula: ME = Z � (s/vn)
The maximum expected difference between sample statistic and population parameter, determining interval width.
Formula: SE = s/vn
Measures the precision of the sample mean estimate, decreasing with larger sample sizes.
Values: 90%: 1.645, 95%: 1.96, 99%: 2.576
Standard normal distribution values corresponding to chosen confidence levels.
A confidence interval is a range of values that likely contains the true population parameter. A 95% confidence interval means we're 95% confident the true value lies within the calculated range, based on sample data from your study. It provides a measure of uncertainty around sample estimates.
Confidence interval = sample mean � (Z-score � standard error). The Z-score depends on the confidence level (1.96 for 95%, 1.645 for 90%, 2.576 for 99%), and standard error = standard deviation / vn. Our calculator shows both methods and provides step-by-step solutions.
Higher confidence levels create wider intervals. 90% confidence is less conservative but more precise, 95% is standard for most research, and 99% is very conservative but less precise. The choice depends on your risk tolerance and research requirements.
Use Z-scores when population standard deviation is known or sample size is large (n = 30). Use T-scores for small samples (n < 30) when population standard deviation is unknown. Our calculator uses Z-scores suitable for larger samples with known population standard deviation.
Margin of error = Z-score � (standard deviation / vn). It represents the maximum expected difference between the sample statistic and population parameter. Smaller margins indicate more precise estimates, achieved through larger sample sizes or smaller variability.
Confidence intervals provide probabilistic accuracy, not certainty. A 95% confidence interval means if we repeated the sampling process many times, 95% of intervals would contain the true population parameter. It's about long-run frequency, not probability for a specific interval.