Wald_CI_CC_1x2 {contingencytables}

The Wald CI with CC for the binomial probability

Description

The Wald confidence interval with continuity correction for the binomial probability. Described in Chapter 2 "The 1x2 Table and the Binomial Distribution"

Usage

Wald_CI_CC_1x2(X, n, alpha = 0.05)

Arguments

X

the number of successes

n

the total number of observations

alpha

the nominal level, e.g. 0.05 for 95# CIs

Value

An object of the contingencytables_result class, basically a subclass of base::list(). Use the utils::str() function to see the specific elements returned.

Examples

# The number of 1st order male births (Singh et al. 2010)
Wald_CI_CC_1x2(singh_2010["1st", "X"], singh_2010["1st", "n"])
# The number of 2nd order male births (Singh et al. 2010)
Wald_CI_CC_1x2(singh_2010["2nd", "X"], singh_2010["2nd", "n"])
# The number of 3rd order male births (Singh et al. 2010)
Wald_CI_CC_1x2(singh_2010["3rd", "X"], singh_2010["3rd", "n"])
# The number of 4th order male births (Singh et al. 2010)
with(singh_2010["4th", ], Wald_CI_CC_1x2(X, n)) # alternative syntax
# Ligarden et al. (2010)
Wald_CI_CC_1x2(ligarden_2010["X"], ligarden_2010["n"])