Re: [R] Hmisc binconf function value interpretation during narrow confidence intervals

2013-09-10 Thread Folkes, Michael
al Oettli Sent: September 9, 2013 9:16 PM To: Folkes, Michael Cc: R help Subject: Re: [R] Hmisc binconf function value interpretation during narrow confidence intervals Hello, Are you sure of the alpha value? Regards, Pascal 2013/9/10 Folkes, Michael Hello all, I've been

Re: [R] Hmisc binconf function value interpretation during narrow confidence intervals

2013-09-09 Thread Pascal Oettli
Hello, Are you sure of the alpha value? Regards, Pascal 2013/9/10 Folkes, Michael > Hello all, > I've been using binconf (package Hmisc) at a range of alpha values and > noticed that using the 'Wilson' method when alpha is larger (i.e. narrow > CI), results in the upper value being smaller th

[R] Hmisc binconf function value interpretation during narrow confidence intervals

2013-09-09 Thread Folkes, Michael
Hello all, I've been using binconf (package Hmisc) at a range of alpha values and noticed that using the 'Wilson' method when alpha is larger (i.e. narrow CI), results in the upper value being smaller than the lower value. The 'exact' and 'asymptotic' methods give results in the realm I'd expect. B