In: Statistics and Probability
Make a 95% confidence interval for sigma squared
if:
s²=83.72
n=36
Solution :
Given that,
s2 = 83.72
Degrees of freedom = df = n - 1 = 35
2L
=
2
/2,df
= 53.203
2R
=
21 -
/2,df = 20.569
The 95% confidence interval for
is,
(n
- 1)s2 /
2
/2
<
<
(n - 1)s2 /
21 -
/2
35
* 83.72 / 53.203 <
<
35 * 83.72 / 20.569
7.42 <
< 11.54
(7.42 , 11.54)