A Comparison of Approximate Interval Estimators for the Bernoulli Parameter
- 1 February 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The American Statistician
- Vol. 50 (1), 63-68
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00031305.1996.10473544
Abstract
We compare the accuracy of two approximate confidence interval estimators for the Bernoulli parameter p. The approximate confidence intervals are based on the normal and Poisson approximations to the binomial distribution. Charts are given to indicate which approximation is appropriate for certain sample sizes and point estimators.Keywords
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