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    The document discusses how approximate interval estimates are better than exact estimates for binomial proportions. It presents a method for approximating binomial confidence intervals using the Agresti-Coull interval estimation. The document is from The American Statistician journal and discusses this topic in relation to statistical analysis.

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    On confidence intervals by Agresti and Coull

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    The document discusses how approximate interval estimates are better than exact estimates for binomial proportions. It presents a method for approximating binomial confidence intervals using the Agresti-Coull interval estimation. The document is from The American Statistician journal and discusses this topic in relation to statistical analysis.

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    Approximate Is Better than "Exact" for Interval Estimation of Binomial

    Proportions

    Alan Agresti; Brent A. Coull

    The American Statistician, Vol. 52, No. 2. (May, 1998), pp. 119-126.

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