Re: 95% CI for a sum

2002-01-22 Thread Rich Ulrich
On 21 Jan 2002 08:55:21 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scheltema, Karen) wrote: I have 2 independent samples and the standard errors and n's associated with each of them. If a and b are constants, what is the formula for the 95% confidence interval for (a(Xbar1)+b(xbar2))? Var(A+B) = Var(A)

Re: 95% CI for a sum

2002-01-21 Thread Glen Barnett
Scheltema, Karen wrote: I have 2 independent samples and the standard errors and n's associated with each of them. If a and b are constants, what is the formula for the 95% confidence interval for (a(Xbar1)+b(xbar2))? Are the sample sizes big enough that you'd be prepared to use the CLT?