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Table 4. Simulation results using two confidence intervals for the mean from the same normal population.
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| Sample size |
95% CI overlap |
S.E int. overlap |
84% CI overlap |
| 5 |
0.995 |
0.787 |
0.953 |
| 10 |
0.995 |
0.815 |
0.949 |
| 15 |
0.995 |
0.825 |
0.951 |
| 20 |
0.995 |
0.836 |
0.953 |
| 25 |
0.995 |
0.840 |
0.955 |
| 30 |
0.994 |
0.836 |
0.951 |
| 35 |
0.993 |
0.833 |
0.951 |
| 40 |
0.995 |
0.837 |
0.954 |
| 45 |
0.994 |
0.837 |
0.954 |
| 50 |
0.995 |
0.838 |
0.952 |
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Each row presents the results of 10,000 pairs of simulated data sets. “Overlap” columns represent the probability the intervals overlap.
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