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We have already discussed using the standard normal and t distributions for confidence intervals for means. We can construct confidence intervals for other statistics as well. Confidence intervals avoid some of the logical problems of null hypothesis testing and therefore is recommended as an alternative in many cases.
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Pace, L. (2012). Creating Confidence Intervals. In: Beginning R. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-4555-1_8
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