Date:         Wed, 15 Nov 2000 21:58:48 -0000
Reply-To:     Shail Dobson <dobson_shail@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Shail Dobson <dobson_shail@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Confidence interval
Comments: To: pluo@DRAFTNET.COM
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Peter,

As far I am concern, yes you could apply a CI to your total but make sure
the value of CI reflect to your total base. For example when I calculate a
CI for the mean. I have Std. Error and the value of t based on degrees of
freedom.

Shail



>From: "Luo, Peter" <pluo@DRAFTNET.COM>
>Reply-To: "Luo, Peter" <pluo@DRAFTNET.COM>
>To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>Subject: Confidence interval
>Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 15:28:09 -0500
>
>This is probably a dumb question, but I'll ask it anyway.
>
>I have calculated the confidence interval for a profit/per person. Now can
>I
>apply this interval to the total profit, which equals profit per person X
>total population?

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