Confidence interval guide

How to use the Confidence Interval Calculator

The Confidence Interval Calculator builds z intervals for a mean or a proportion, showing the point estimate, margin of error, and lower and upper bounds.

Open the confidence interval calculator

Quick start

  1. Choose Mean interval or Proportion interval.
  2. Choose a confidence level.
  3. Enter the sample values requested by that mode.
  4. Press Calculate interval and review the bounds and formula steps.

Mean intervals

Mean mode uses the sample mean, standard deviation, and sample size to estimate a range around the mean.

The calculator shows the standard error and z critical value used in the margin of error.

Proportion intervals

Proportion mode uses successes divided by sample size as the point estimate.

The interval is clipped to stay within 0% and 100% because proportions cannot fall outside that range.

Examples from the calculator

Mean interval Mean 68, SD 3, n=36, 95%

67.02 to 68.98

Proportion interval 52 successes, n=100, 95%

42.2% to 61.8%

Narrower level Mean 68, SD 3, n=36, 90%

67.1775 to 68.8225

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