Simultaneous confidence intervals
How do we show plausible ranges for many estimates at once?
3 min readFeb 13, 2022
Simultaneous confidence intervals have many applications, including in quality control and opinion polling. The Royal Statistical Society commissioned a survey of MPs, with Savanta ComRes asking:
If you toss a fair coin twice, what is the probability of getting two heads?
As in the previous survey in 2011 with Ipsos MORI, there were seven response options. Parliamentarians could choose: 15%, 25%, 40%, 50%, 75%, ‘Other’…