wc_alpha: Worst case exclusion probability of a n=1 confidence interval

In nisone: Inference for Samples of Size at Least One

Worst case exclusion probability of a n=1 confidence interval

Description

This assumes the random variable X follows a normal distribution.

Usage

wc_alpha(width, center = c("X", "ave"))

Arguments

width	The half-width of the interval, in units of |X|. This needs to be at least 1 if center = "X", or at least 0.5 if center = "ave".
center	What is the center of the interval? Either "X" or "ave".

Value

The worst case probability (a priori) that a confidence interval of half-width width will not capture the mean.

Author(s)

David Gerard

Examples

wc_alpha(width = 2, center = "X")
wc_alpha(width = 2, center = "ave")

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