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ajk003
03-03-2006, 02:07 PM
I'm not sure how to construct a 95% confidence interval for a one tailed test.
I know that for a two tailed test, it's just the critical value...

JohnM
03-03-2006, 02:13 PM
For a one-tailed confidence interval, it's:

upper --> sample mean + Z(alpha) * s/sqrt(n)

lower --> sample mean - Z(alpha) * s/sqrt(n)


For a two-tailed interval, it's:

sample mean +/- Z(alpha/2) * s/sqrt(n)