In these frequentist coverage tests, for each integral percentage point of probability the proportion of cases where the true calendar
age of the sample falls below the upper limit given by the method involved for a one - sided interval extending to that percentage point is computed.
Not exact matches
If I have a tree
sample, and it has 200 rings on it, but incomplete sap wood, then while there is uncertainty in the year the tree was
felled, there would be no uncertainty in the
age of each existing ring, when cross dated with a master chronology.
Demographic characteristics
of the 572 families, first assessed in 1996 when the target child was 5 months
of age, differed slightly from a population
sample (N = 2223) representing 5 - month - olds in the province
of Québec in the
fall of 1997 and the spring
of 1998.
Moreover, although the use
of a community
sample ensured a wider
age range (18 to 65 years) and older average
age (23 years) than are typically found in most (usually college) participant
samples, the majority
of participants in this study were still relatively young, with approximately 60 %
falling in the 20 - 29
age range.