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CONFIDENCE.T function

Returns the confidence interval for a population mean, using a Student's t distribution

Syntax

CONFIDENCE.T(alpha, standard_dev, size)

Square brackets indicate optional arguments.

Arguments

ArgumentRequiredMeaning
alphaYesThe significance level used to compute the confidence level. The confidence level equals 100*(1 - alpha)%, or in other words, an alpha of 0.05 indicates a 95 percent confidence level.0.05
standard_devYesThe population standard deviation for the data range and is assumed to be known.2.5
sizeYesThe sample size.50

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Recognize the one-observation t margin boundary

=CONFIDENCE.T(A2,B2,C2)

A sample size of one supplies zero degrees of freedom. Microsoft documents a division error for this CONFIDENCE.T input, rather than a zero-width mean interval.

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=CONFIDENCE.T(A2,B2,C2)

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The significance level used to compute the confidence level. The confidence level equals 100*(1 - alpha)%, or in other words, an alpha of 0.05 indicates a 95 percent confidence level.

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