Topic 7: Estimation Procedures

This chapter introduces students to the concept of estimation procedures including point estimates, confidence intervals, and margin of error.

Objectives

1. Explain the logic of estimation and the role of the sample, sampling distribution, and the population.

2. Define and explain the concepts of bias and efficiency.

3. Construct and interpret confidence intervals for sample means and sample proportions.

4. Explain the relationships among confidence level, sample size, and the width of the confidence interval.

5. Use SPSS to get sample statistics to use in the construction of confidence intervals.