In: Statistics and Probability
The daily net cash flows in the table below represent a 5-day sample. Use the Data Analysis tool in Excel to calculate the 95% and 99% confidence intervals for the daily net cash flows. Along with your calculation, interpret the meaning behind your confidence interval estimates and discuss why the 99% confidence interval is wider.
Day |
Net Cash Flow |
1 |
15,000 |
2 |
17,000 |
3 |
13,000 |
4 |
20,000 |
5 |
14,000 |
Solution :
Interpretation of 95 % confidence interval.
The 95 % confidence interval of mean denote that if we drawn 1000 random sample then the value of 950 sample mean lies within that 95% confidence interval.
Excel provide us confidence level ,
Lower limit = mean - confidence level.
Upper limit = mean + confidence level.