Confidence Intervals TI 83/84
Estimating Population Parameters
Estimating a Population Proportion
1. Press
Right arrow to Tests, then scroll down and select 1-PropZInt
2. Input:
x = number of successes
n = sample size
C-Level = Confidence Level
Highlight Calculate and press [ENTER]
3. Output:
Confidence Interval
p̂ = sample proportion =
n = sample size
Estimating a Population Mean (μ): σ Known
1. Press
Right arrow to Tests, then scroll down and select ZInterval
2. Choose either Data or Stats
For Data:
σ:
Standard Deviation of the Population
List:
Name of the list where data is stored
Freq:
This will always be “1”
C-Level: Confidence Level in decimal form
For Stats:
σ:
:
n:
Standard deviation of the population
Mean of the sample
Sample size
C-Level: Confidence Level in decimal form
3. Highlight Calculate and press [ENTER] Estimating a Population Mean (μ): σ Not Known
1. Press
Right arrow to Tests, then scroll down and select TInterval
2. Choose either Data or Stats
For Data:
List: Enter the name of the list where you have entered the data
Freq: Always 1
C-Level: Confidence Level in decimal form
For Stats:
:
Sample mean
S :
Sample standard deviation
n:
Sample size
C-Level: Confidence Level in decimal form
3. Highlight Calculate and press [ENTER]