Re: How to compare with one number?
From: davegb (davegb_at_safebrowse.com)
Date: 03/21/05
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Date: 21 Mar 2005 14:46:01 -0800
On the one hand, someone might
want to define it as the number of clients currently in the system in
County X. By that definition, the sample = the population = the 4
clients.
Sorry, still not following you here. Are you saying that any number of
clients, even 4, is statistically significant? That any number, no
matter how small, is significant? I don't remember much of my
statistics from college, but I do seem to remember that it takes a
certain number before it's considered a valid sampling. Is my memory
failing me worse than I think?
On the other hand, you might wish to make inferences about the
future (not just the current population). The size of the current plus
future population of clients in County X is unknown, but could well be
large enough to warrant use of binomial confidence intervals.
I think the populations will remain flat for the forseeable future in
these small counties, so I think conjecture about possible growth would
be inappropriate.
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