Confidence interval
A range that would contain the true value in a stated proportion of repeated samples. Wide intervals on small cells are the honest presentation.
Related terms
- n=
- The number of records a statistic was computed from. Displayed as a badge beside every statistic on this site; amber below 8, suppressed below 3.
see also Confidence interval
Where this term appears
The glossary exists to make record pages readable without a chemistry degree. Every technical term on a report resolves here.
- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
- All 23 glossary terms beginning with C