Figure · FIG:pilot/confidence-interval-flow

A confidence interval is a procedure with assumptions

A flow from population question and sampling design through estimate, standard error, interval, and bounded interpretation.

Updated Aug 7, 2026 Review due Nov 7, 2026
A defensible confidence interval begins with a defined population and sampling process and ends with an assumption-bounded interpretation.
Detailed visual description

The final stage distinguishes sampling variability from nonsampling errors such as selection bias, measurement error, and frame defects.

Review apparatus

Visual provenance and review

Technique
deterministic svg
Role
explanatory
Review state
candidate
Rights
CC0-1.0 · Project-authored teaching diagram

Review notes

  • Check whether the five-stage width is readable on mobile and whether interpretation needs a separate emphasis panel.