Function Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Hello everyone Quick one; I don't seem to find what is preferred in reporting statistics: mean (SD) or mean (95 % CI)? Basically one can be calculated from the other, so it shouldn't matter too much, but what is more commonly used or favourable? Thanks. F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 SDs and CIs are indicators of subtly different things so it depends on what you want to report on. If you simply want to report on how variable some measurements are around the mean go for SD. In this case you are not making a statement about the population mean, just describing your sample. But if you want to report on the uncertainty of the point estimate for the mean then go for CI: you are then making an inference on the population parameter (the 'true' mean). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Function Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 CI it is then. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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