In: Statistics and Probability
Defining anything over 30 as a large sample size is not an absolute. Other values for large samples can be selected based on the needs of collecting a particular data set. Using Excel, find the value of the 99.5% confidence interval for a single sample using both the z variable and the student’s t-distribution where the mean is 25.0 with a standard deviation of 2.5. When calculating the confidence interval for the z-value, assume any value of n is a large sample, and when calculating the confidence interval for the for the student’s t-distribution, assume any value of n is a small sample. Compute the confidence intervals for:
a. n = 10
b. n = 25
c. n = 100
(Be sure to list the Excel formulas you used to obtain the z and t-values.)
a) 99.5% confidence interval using Z distribution and t distribution when sample size n = 10
b) 99.5% confidence interval using Z distribution and t distribution when sample size n = 25
c) 99.5% confidence interval using Z distribution and t distribution when sample size n = 100