diff python/utils.py @ 511:ad518f0c3218

merged pulling from main
author Nicolas Saunier <nicolas.saunier@polymtl.ca>
date Wed, 28 May 2014 17:46:38 -0400
parents 935430b1d408 0a93afea8243
children 0c86c73f3c09
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--- a/python/utils.py	Fri May 23 17:33:11 2014 -0400
+++ b/python/utils.py	Wed May 28 17:46:38 2014 -0400
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@
     return (k*stdev/tolerance)**2
 
 def confidenceInterval(mean, stdev, nSamples, percentConfidence, trueStd = True, printLatex = False):
-    'if trueStd, use normal distribution, otherwise, Student'
+    '''if trueStd, use normal distribution, otherwise, Student
+
+    Use otherwise t.interval or norm.interval
+    ex: norm.interval(0.95, loc = 0., scale = 2.3/sqrt(11))
+    t.interval(0.95, 10, loc=1.2, scale = 2.3/sqrt(nSamples))
+    loc is mean, scale is sigma/sqrt(n) (for Student, 10 is df)'''
     from math import sqrt
     from scipy.stats.distributions import norm, t
     if trueStd: