R function which finds confidence interval for binomial variance
I need to construct confidence intervals for the binomial variance. This is the usual estimate v = x*(n-x)/n or its unbiased counterpart v' = x*(n-x)/(n-1) where x = binomial number of successes observed in n Bernoulli trials from proportion p. The usual X^2 method for variance confidence intervals will not work, because of the strong non-normal character of the sampling distribution for v (or v'). Does anyone know of an R package with R function that computes a reasonable confidence interval for v or v'? Thanks. ================================================================ Robert A. LaBudde, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAFS e-mail: ral at lcfltd.com Least Cost Formulations, Ltd. URL: http://lcfltd.com/ 824 Timberlake Drive Tel: 757-467-0954 Virginia Beach, VA 23464-3239 Fax: 757-467-2947 "Vere scire est per causas scire"