Social Statistics

  1. Estimation and Confidence Intervals
    1. Point Estimation
      1. Properties of Good Estimators
        1. Unbiasedness
          1. Efficiency
            1. Consistency
            2. Interval Estimation
              1. Concept of Confidence Intervals
                1. Confidence Level vs. Confidence Coefficient
                  1. Margin of Error
                  2. Confidence Intervals for Means
                    1. Population Standard Deviation Known
                      1. Population Standard Deviation Unknown
                        1. Small Sample Considerations
                        2. Confidence Intervals for Proportions
                          1. Large Sample Approximation
                            1. Sample Size Requirements
                              1. Continuity Correction
                              2. Confidence Intervals for Variance
                                1. Using Chi-Square Distribution
                                2. Interpreting Confidence Intervals
                                  1. Common Misinterpretations
                                    1. Relationship to Hypothesis Testing
                                    2. Factors Affecting Interval Width
                                      1. Sample Size
                                        1. Confidence Level
                                          1. Population Variability
                                          2. The t-Distribution
                                            1. Properties and Characteristics
                                              1. Degrees of Freedom
                                                1. Comparison with Normal Distribution
                                                  1. When to Use t vs. z

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