diff --git a/education/statistics/Sampling.md b/education/statistics/Sampling.md index 823b6cc..65d2ef9 100644 --- a/education/statistics/Sampling.md +++ b/education/statistics/Sampling.md @@ -77,4 +77,9 @@ This equation should be a review: $$ SE_{ave} = \frac{SD}{\sqrt{size\space samp}} $$ The above equation will give you an interval that you can be 95% confident that the true random will be within that point. -95% does *not* mean that 95% of the data is in the interval, it just means we are 95% confident that the actual point is going to lie within the range specified. \ No newline at end of file +95% does *not* mean that 95% of the data is in the interval, it just means we are 95% confident that the actual point is going to lie within the range specified. + +A confidence interval is only valid if the sample is not a simple random sample. + +If we're using two standard deviations, the below statement can be used: +"We can be 95% confident that the interval \[we have constructed] contains the true average \[thing being measured]." \ No newline at end of file