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Confidence Interval for a Population Proportion



When calculating a confidence interval for a proportion, you should keep the following in mind:
  • The confidence levels can be very inaccurate unless your sample size sample is very large. The actual confidence level is often less than the confidence level you specify.

  • This website also computes the "plus four" interval. Statistical literature suggests that the plus four interval yields better results than the usual large-sample interval. Experts in statistical practice recommend that you use the plus four interval for estimating a proportion when the confidence level at least 90% and the sample size is at least 10.
Sample Size $n$:
Sample Proportion $\hat{p}$:
Confidence Level:



Sample Size: $n=$
Sample Proportion: $\hat{p}=$
Standard Error: $\mbox{SE}_{\hat{p}}=$
Critical $z$ Value:$z^{*}=$
% Confidence Interval:


Plus Four Confidence Interval:
Plus Four Sample Size: $n+4=$
Plus Four Proportion: $\tilde{p}=$
Plus Four Standard Error: $\mbox{SE}_{\tilde{p}}=$
Critical $z$ Value:$z^{*}=$
% Confidence Interval: