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A confidence interval is an interval that covers an unknown parameter with $100(1-\alpha)\%$ confidence. Confidence intervals are a frequentist concept. They are often confused with credible intervals which is the Bayesian analog.
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Are confidence intervals only for a specific population parameter, like the mean? What about...
As someone with quite a weak understanding of statistics, I'd like to know:
Is it possible to calculate confidence intervals for a population range in general from a sample?
What I have learned so f …