refineR (version 2.0.0)

perc_ci_asymptotic: Function to approximate the sampling uncertainty of quantiles using the asymptotic method

Description

Function to approximate the sampling uncertainty of quantiles using the asymptotic method

Usage

perc_ci_asymptotic(mu, sigma, n, prob, conf.level)

Value

(matrix) of confidence interval(s) of quantiles of the normal distribution

Arguments

mu

(numeric) mean of the distribution

sigma

(numeric) standard deviation of the distribution

n

(numeric) integer value indicating the sample size

prob

(numeric) quantile value(s) for which to calculate the confidence interval(s)

conf.level

(numeric) confidence level for the interval(s)

Author

Florian Dufey

References

Serfling RJ. Approximation theorems of mathematical statistics. NY: John Wiley & Sons; 1980:121 p.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
perc_ci_asymptotic(mu = 0, sigma = 1, n = 120, prob = c(0.025, 0.975), conf.level = 0.9)
}