This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper obtains and explores a family of confidence procedures for the mean of a normal distribution which are, in a certain sense, more ...

Small samples with censored data, when analyzed by large-sample methods, yield confidence intervals that are too short. This article presents tables for exact confidence limits for the parameters of a ...

Confidence intervals show the likelihood a data range contains the true mean, aiding investment decisions. A wider interval suggests lower estimate accuracy, influencing market and risk analysis ...