changeset 499:0a93afea8243

alternative confidence interval
author Nicolas Saunier <nicolas.saunier@polymtl.ca>
date Fri, 09 May 2014 14:09:02 -0400
parents b96ff16b1c81
children 3b99d712bbee
files python/utils.py
diffstat 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/python/utils.py	Thu May 01 11:08:41 2014 -0400
+++ b/python/utils.py	Fri May 09 14:09:02 2014 -0400
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@
     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: