In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, sleszyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >With the above formula one can calcute the symmetrical interval, which is ok >as long as the proportion is not too close to 0 or 1. >However, from what I've heard the "real" CI is always asymmetrical (well, >maybe except for p=0,5). > >Does anybody know how to calculate an asymmetrical CI for a proportion? >I've been looking for an answer on the web some time ago and couldn't find >it.
Google for DSTPLAN. The supporting documentation (there is a downloadable version in Postscript/PDF that I can't find just now) explains more than you ever want to know... . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
