STUDENT'S t,

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL
AND OUTLIERS
Diosa Marie Aguila
Math 121
 Student's t
• to compare results from different experiments
• example:
used to evaluate the probability that your red blood cell count
will be found in a certain range on “normal”
 Confidence Interval
• range of values within
where there is a specified
probability of finding μ

• μ=
 Example
• In replicate analyses, the carbohydrate content of a
glycoprotein (a protein with sugars attached to it) is found
to be 12.6, 11.9, 13.0, 12.7, and 12.5 g of carbohydrate
per 100 g of protein. Find the 50% and 90% confidence
intervals for the carbohydtate content.
 How to improve reliability of your
measurements?

• μ=
 If sample mean and sample standard
deviation are unchanged, but there are 10
measurements instead of 5,what would be
the confidence interval?