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Selected Sections of Chapters 22 and 24
Confidence Intervals for p1 - p2 and µ1 - µ2
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Inference about Two Populations• We are interested in:
– Confidence intervals for the difference between two proportions.
– Confidence intervals for the difference between two means.
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Confidence Intervals for the difference p1 – p2 between two population
proportions• In this section we deal with two populations whose data
are qualitative.• For qualitative data we compare the population
proportions of the occurrence of a certain event.• Examples
– Comparing the effectiveness of new drug versus older one– Comparing market share before and after advertising
campaign– Comparing defective rates between two machines
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Parameter and Statistic
• Parameter– When the data are qualitative, we can only count the
occurrences of a certain event in the two populations, and calculate proportions.
– The parameter we want to estimate is p1 – p2.
• Statistic– An estimator of p1 – p2 is (the difference
between the sample proportions). 21 p̂p̂
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Sample 1 Sample size n1
Number of successes x1
Sample proportion
• Two random samples are drawn from two populations.• The number of successes in each sample is recorded.• The sample proportions are computed.
Sample 2 Sample size n2
Number of successes x2
Sample proportionxn
1
1
ˆ p1
2
22 n
xp̂
Point Estimator: 21 p̂p̂
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Confidence Interval for p1 p2
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Example: confidence interval for p1 – p2
• Estimating the cost of life saved– Two drugs are used to treat heart attack victims:
• Streptokinase (available since 1959, costs $460)• t-PA (genetically engineered, costs $2900).
– The maker of t-PA claims that its drug outperforms Streptokinase.
– An experiment was conducted in 15 countries. • 20,500 patients were given t-PA• 20,500 patients were given Streptokinase• The number of deaths by heart attacks was recorded.
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• Experiment results– A total of 1497 patients treated with Streptokinase
died.– A total of 1292 patients treated with t-PA died.
• Estimate the difference in the death rates when using Streptokinase and when using t-PA.
Example: confidence interval for p1 – p2
(cont.)
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• Solution– The problem objective: Compare the outcomes of
two treatments.– The data are qualitative (a patient lived or died)– The parameter to be estimated is p1 – p2.
• p1 = death rate with Streptokinase
• p2 = death rate with t-PA
Example: confidence interval for p1 – p2
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• Compute: Manually– Sample proportions:
– The 95% confidence interval estimate is
0630.205001292
p̂,0730.205001497
p̂ 21
2
22
1
1121
)ˆ1(ˆ)ˆ1(ˆ96.1)ˆˆ(
npp
npppp
)0149.,0051(.
0049.0100.20500
)0630.1(0630.20500
)0730.1(0730.96.10630.0730.
Example: confidence interval for p1 – p2
(cont.)
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• Interpretation– The interval (.0051, .0149) for p1 – p2 does not
contain 0; it is entirely positive, which indicates that p1, the death rate for streptokinase, is greater than p2, the death rate for t-PA.
– We estimate that the death rate for streptokinase is between .51% and 1.49% higher than the death rate for t-PA.
Example: confidence interval for p1 – p2
(cont.)
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Example: 95% confidence interval for p1 – p2
2
22
1
1121
)ˆ1(ˆ)ˆ1(ˆ96.1)ˆˆ(
npp
npppp
The age at which a woman gives birth to her first child may be an important factor in the risk of later developing breast cancer. An international study conducted by WHO selected women with at least one birth and recorded if they had breast cancer or not and whether they had their first child before their 30th birthday or after.
Cancer SampleSize
Age at First Birth > 30
683 3220 21.2%
Age at First Birth <= 30
1498 10,245 14.6%
The parameter to be estimated is p1 – p2.p1 = cancer rate when age at 1st birth >30p2 = cancer rate when age at 1st birth <=30
.146) 1.96.212(.788) .146(.854)
(.2123220 10, 245
.066 1.96(.008) or .066 .016
(.05, .082)
1p̂
2p̂
We estimate that the cancer rate when age at first birth > 30 is between .05 and .082 higher than when age <= 30.
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• Two random samples are drawn from the two populations of interest.
• Because we compare two population means, we use the statistic .
Confidence Intervals for the Difference between Two Population Means µ1 - µ2: Independent Samples
21 xx
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Population 1 Population 2
Parameters: µ1 and 12 Parameters: µ2 and 2
2 (values are unknown) (values are unknown)
Sample size: n1 Sample size: n2
Statistics: x1 and s12 Statistics: x2 and s2
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Estimate µ1 µ2 with x1 x2
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Confidence Interval for –
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Confidence interval
2 21 2( )1 21 2
where is the value from the z-tablethat corresponds to the confidence level
x x zn n
z
Note: when the values of 12 and 2
2 are unknown, the sample variances s1
2 and s22 computed from the data
can be used.
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– Do people who eat high-fiber cereal for breakfast consume, on average, fewer calories for lunch than people who do not eat high-fiber cereal for breakfast?
– A sample of 150 people was randomly drawn. Each person was identified as a consumer or a non-consumer of high-fiber cereal.
– For each person the number of calories consumed at lunch was recorded.
Example: confidence interval for –
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Consmers Non-cmrs568 705498 819589 706681 509540 613646 582636 601739 608539 787596 573607 428529 754637 741617 628633 537555 748
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Solution:• The parameter to be tested is the difference between two means. • The claim to be tested is: The mean caloric intake of consumers (1) is less than that of non-consumers (2).
• Use s12 = 4,103 for 1
2 and s22 = 10,670
for 22
Example: confidence interval for –
1 1 2 243, 604.02; 107, 633.239n x n x
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2 21 2( )1 21 2
4103 10670(604.02 633.239) 1.9643 107
29.21 27.38 56.59, 1.83
x x zn n
• The confidence interval estimator for the difference between two means is
Example: confidence interval for –
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Interpretation• The 95% CI is (-56.59, -1.83).• We are 95% confident that the interval
(-56.59, -1.83) contains the true but unknown difference –
• Since the interval is entirely negative (that is, does not contain 0), there is evidence from the data that µ1 is less than µ2. We estimate that non-consumers of high-fiber breakfast consume on average between 1.83 and 56.59 more calories for lunch.
Does smoking damage the lungs of children exposed to parental smoking?
Forced vital capacity (FVC) is the volume (in milliliters) of air that an individual can exhale in 6 seconds.
FVC was obtained for a sample of children not exposed to parental smoking and a group of children exposed to parental smoking.
We want to know whether parental smoking decreases children’s lung capacity as measured by the FVC test.
Is the mean FVC lower in the population of children exposed to parental smoking?
Parental smoking FVC s n
Yes 75.5 9.3 30
No 88.2 15.1 30
x
Parental smoking FVC s n
Yes 75.5 9.3 30
No 88.2 15.1 30
We are 95% confident that lung capacity in children of smoking parents is between 19.05 and 6.35 milliliters LESS than in children without a smoking parent.
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95% confidence interval for (µ1 − µ2):
2 21 2
1 21 2
2 2
( ) *
9.3 15.1(75.5 88.2) 1.9630 30
12.7 1.96*3.2412.7 6.35 ( 19.05, 6.35)
s sx x zn n
1 = mean FVC of children with a smoking parent;2 = mean FVC of children without a smoking parent
Bunny Rabbits and Pirates on the Box• The data below show the sugar content (as a
percentage of weight) of 10 brands of cereal randomly selected from a supermarket shelf that is at a child’s eye level and 8 brands selected from the top shelf.
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Eye level 40.3 55 45.7 43.3 50.3 45.9 53.5 43 44.2 44Top 20 2.2 7.5 4.4 22.2 16.6 14.5 10
Create and interpret a 95% confidence interval for the difference1 – 2 in mean sugar content, where 1 is the mean sugar content of cereal at a child’s eye level and 2 is the mean sugar content of cereal on the top shelf.
Eye level
40.3 55 45.7 43.3 50.3 45.9 53.5 43 44.2 44
Top 20 2.2 7.5 4.4 22.2 16.6 14.5 10
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21 1 1
22 2 2
2 21 2
1 21 2
Eye level: 46.52, 23.24, 10
top: 12.18, 53.32, 895% confidence interval:
( ) 1.96
23.24 53.32(46.52 12.18) 1.9610 8
34.34 5.88 (28.46,40.22)
x s n
x s n
x xn n
Interpretation
• We are 95% confident that the interval(28.46, 40.22) contains the true but unknown value of 1 – 2.
• Note that the interval is entirely positive (does not contain 0); therefore, it appears that the mean amount of sugar 1 in cereal on the shelf at a child’s eye level is larger than the mean amount 2 on the top shelf.
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Do left-handed people have a shorter life-expectancy than right-handed people? Some psychologists believe that the stress of being left-handed in a right-handed world leads to earlier deaths among left-handers. Several studies have compared the life expectancies of left-handers and right-handers. One such study resulted in the data shown in the table.
We will use the data to construct a confidence interval for the difference in mean life expectancies for left-handers and right-handers.
Is the mean life expectancy of left-handers less than the mean life expectancy of right-handers?
Handedness Mean age at death s n
Left 66.8 25.3 99
Right 75.2 15.1 888
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left-handed presidents
star left-handed quarterback Steve Young
We are 95% confident that the mean life expectancy for left-handers is between 3.32 and 13.48 years LESS than the mean life expectancy for right-handers.
95% confidence interval for (µ1 − µ2):
2 21 2
1 21 2
2 2
( ) *
(25.3) (15.1)(66.8 75.2) 1.9699 888
8.4 1.96*2.598.4 5.08 ( 13.48, 3.32)
s sx x zn n
1 = mean life expectancy of left-handers;2 = mean life expectancy of right-handers
Handedness Mean age at death s n
Left 66.8 25.3 99
Right 75.2 15.1 888
The “Bambino”,left-handed hitter Babe Ruth, baseball’s all-time
best hitter
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• Example– An ergonomic chair can be assembled using two
different sets of operations (Method A and Method B)
– The operations manager would like to know whether the assembly time under the two methods differ.
Example: confidence interval for –
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• Example– Two samples are randomly and independently selected
• A sample of 25 workers assembled the chair using method A.
• A sample of 25 workers assembled the chair using method B.
• The assembly times were recorded
– Do the assembly times of the two methods differs?
Example: confidence interval for –
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Example: confidence interval for –
Method A Method B6.8 5.25.0 6.77.9 5.75.2 6.67.6 8.55.0 6.55.9 5.95.2 6.76.5 6.6. .. .. .. .
Assembly times in Minutes
Solution• The parameter of interest is the difference between two population means.
• The claim to be tested is whether a difference between the two methods exists.
• Use s12 = .848 for 1
2 and s22 = 1.303
for 22
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Example: confidence interval for –
A 95% confidence interval for 1 - 2 is calculated as follows:
2 21 2
1 21 2
( ) *
.848 1.3036.288 6.016 1.9625 25
0.272 0.5749 [ 0.3029, 0.8469]
x x zn n
We are 95% confident that the interval (-0.3029 , 0.8469)contains the true but unknown 1 - 2
Notice: “Zero” is included in the confidence interval
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