Confidence and Tolerance Intervals

Exact Binomial Confidence Intervals (Clopper-Pearson Table)

Exact confidence limits for a proportion, the standard choice for response rates in small single-arm trials.

  • n = 1 to 30
  • 90%, 95% and 99%
  • Calculator for any n

Clopper-Pearson Exact CI

Jump to a sample size below. Rows: number of successes x · Columns: observed proportion and lower/upper limits.

n = 1

n = 1
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.95000.00000.97500.00000.9950
11.0000.05001.00000.02501.00000.00501.0000

n = 2

n = 2
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.77640.00000.84190.00000.9293
10.5000.02530.97470.01260.98740.00250.9975
21.0000.22361.00000.15811.00000.07071.0000

n = 3

n = 3
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.63160.00000.70760.00000.8290
10.3330.01700.86460.00840.90570.00170.9586
20.6670.13540.98300.09430.99160.04140.9983
31.0000.36841.00000.29241.00000.17101.0000

n = 4

n = 4
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.52710.00000.60240.00000.7341
10.2500.01270.75140.00630.80590.00130.8891
20.5000.09760.90240.06760.93240.02940.9706
30.7500.24860.98730.19410.99370.11090.9987
41.0000.47291.00000.39761.00000.26591.0000

n = 5

n = 5
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.45070.00000.52180.00000.6534
10.2000.01020.65740.00510.71640.00100.8149
20.4000.07640.81070.05270.85340.02290.9172
30.6000.18930.92360.14660.94730.08280.9771
40.8000.34260.98980.28360.99490.18510.9990
51.0000.54931.00000.47821.00000.34661.0000

n = 6

n = 6
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.39300.00000.45930.00000.5865
10.1670.00850.58180.00420.64120.00080.7460
20.3330.06280.72870.04330.77720.01870.8564
30.5000.15320.84680.11810.88190.06630.9337
40.6670.27130.93720.22280.95670.14360.9813
50.8330.41820.99150.35880.99580.25400.9992
61.0000.60701.00000.54071.00000.41351.0000

n = 7

n = 7
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.34820.00000.40960.00000.5309
10.1430.00730.52070.00360.57870.00070.6849
20.2860.05340.65870.03670.70960.01580.7970
30.4290.12880.77470.09900.81590.05530.8823
40.5710.22530.87120.18410.90100.11770.9447
50.7140.34130.94660.29040.96330.20300.9842
60.8570.47930.99270.42130.99640.31510.9993
71.0000.65181.00000.59041.00000.46911.0000

n = 8

n = 8
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.31230.00000.36940.00000.4843
10.1250.00640.47070.00320.52650.00060.6315
20.2500.04640.59970.03190.65090.01370.7422
30.3750.11110.71080.08520.75510.04750.8303
40.5000.19290.80710.15700.84300.09990.9001
50.6250.28920.88890.24490.91480.16970.9525
60.7500.40030.95360.34910.96810.25780.9863
70.8750.52930.99360.47350.99680.36850.9994
81.0000.68771.00000.63061.00000.51571.0000

n = 9

n = 9
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.28310.00000.33630.00000.4450
10.1110.00570.42910.00280.48250.00060.5850
20.2220.04100.54960.02810.60010.01210.6926
30.3330.09770.65510.07490.70070.04160.7809
40.4440.16880.74860.13700.78800.08680.8539
50.5560.25140.83120.21200.86300.14610.9132
60.6670.34490.90230.29930.92510.21910.9584
70.7780.45040.95900.39990.97190.30740.9879
80.8890.57090.99430.51750.99720.41500.9994
91.0000.71691.00000.66371.00000.55501.0000

n = 10

n = 10
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.25890.00000.30850.00000.4113
10.1000.00510.39420.00250.44500.00050.5443
20.2000.03680.50690.02520.55610.01090.6482
30.3000.08730.60660.06670.65250.03700.7351
40.4000.15000.69650.12160.73760.07680.8091
50.5000.22240.77760.18710.81290.12830.8717
60.6000.30350.85000.26240.87840.19090.9232
70.7000.39340.91270.34750.93330.26490.9630
80.8000.49310.96320.44390.97480.35180.9891
90.9000.60580.99490.55500.99750.45570.9995
101.0000.74111.00000.69151.00000.58871.0000

n = 11

n = 11
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.23840.00000.28490.00000.3822
10.0910.00470.36440.00230.41280.00050.5086
20.1820.03330.47010.02280.51780.00980.6085
30.2730.07880.56440.06020.60970.03330.6933
40.3640.13510.65020.10930.69210.06880.7668
50.4550.19960.72880.16750.76620.11450.8307
60.5450.27120.80040.23380.83250.16930.8855
70.6360.34980.86490.30790.89070.23320.9312
80.7270.43560.92120.39030.93980.30670.9667
90.8180.52990.96670.48220.97720.39150.9902
100.9090.63560.99530.58720.99770.49140.9995
111.0000.76161.00000.71511.00000.61781.0000

n = 12

n = 12
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.22090.00000.26460.00000.3569
10.0830.00430.33870.00210.38480.00040.4770
20.1670.03050.43810.02090.48410.00900.5729
30.2500.07190.52730.05490.57190.03030.6552
40.3330.12290.60910.09920.65110.06240.7275
50.4170.18100.68480.15170.72330.10340.7915
60.5000.24530.75470.21090.78910.15220.8478
70.5830.31520.81900.27670.84830.20850.8966
80.6670.39090.87710.34890.90080.27250.9376
90.7500.47270.92810.42810.94510.34480.9697
100.8330.56190.96950.51590.97910.42710.9910
110.9170.66130.99570.61520.99790.52300.9996
121.0000.77911.00000.73541.00000.64311.0000

n = 13

n = 13
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.20580.00000.24710.00000.3347
10.0770.00390.31630.00190.36030.00040.4490
20.1540.02810.41010.01920.45450.00830.5410
30.2310.06600.49460.05040.53810.02780.6206
40.3080.11270.57260.09090.61430.05710.6913
50.3850.16570.64520.13860.68420.09420.7546
60.4620.22400.71300.19220.74870.13830.8113
70.5380.28700.77600.25130.80780.18870.8617
80.6150.35480.83430.31580.86140.24540.9058
90.6920.42740.88730.38570.90910.30870.9429
100.7690.50540.93400.46190.94960.37940.9722
110.8460.58990.97190.54550.98080.45900.9917
120.9230.68370.99610.63970.99810.55100.9996
131.0000.79421.00000.75291.00000.66531.0000

n = 14

n = 14
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.19260.00000.23160.00000.3151
10.0710.00370.29670.00180.33870.00040.4240
20.1430.02600.38540.01780.42810.00760.5123
30.2140.06110.46570.04660.50800.02570.5892
40.2860.10400.54000.08390.58100.05260.6579
50.3570.15270.60960.12760.64860.08660.7201
60.4290.20610.67500.17660.71140.12670.7766
70.5000.26360.73640.23040.76960.17240.8276
80.5710.32500.79390.28860.82340.22340.8733
90.6430.39040.84730.35140.87240.27990.9134
100.7140.46000.89600.41900.91610.34210.9474
110.7860.53430.93890.49200.95340.41080.9743
120.8570.61460.97400.57190.98220.48770.9924
130.9290.70330.99630.66130.99820.57600.9996
141.0000.80741.00000.76841.00000.68491.0000

n = 15

n = 15
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.18100.00000.21800.00000.2976
10.0670.00340.27940.00170.31950.00030.4016
20.1330.02420.36340.01660.40460.00710.4863
30.2000.05680.43980.04330.48090.02390.5605
40.2670.09670.51080.07790.55100.04880.6273
50.3330.14170.57740.11820.61620.08010.6882
60.4000.19090.64040.16340.67710.11700.7439
70.4670.24370.70000.21270.73410.15870.7949
80.5330.30000.75630.26590.78730.20510.8413
90.6000.35960.80910.32290.83660.25610.8830
100.6670.42260.85830.38380.88180.31180.9199
110.7330.48920.90330.44900.92210.37270.9512
120.8000.56020.94320.51910.95670.43950.9761
130.8670.63660.97580.59540.98340.51370.9929
140.9330.72060.99660.68050.99830.59840.9997
151.0000.81901.00000.78201.00000.70241.0000

n = 16

n = 16
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.17070.00000.20590.00000.2819
10.0620.00320.26400.00160.30230.00030.3814
20.1250.02270.34380.01550.38350.00670.4628
30.1880.05310.41660.04050.45650.02230.5344
40.2500.09030.48440.07270.52380.04550.5991
50.3120.13210.54830.11020.58660.07450.6585
60.3750.17780.60900.15200.64570.10860.7132
70.4380.22670.66660.19750.70120.14710.7638
80.5000.27860.72140.24650.75350.18970.8103
90.5620.33340.77330.29880.80250.23620.8529
100.6250.39100.82220.35430.84800.28680.8914
110.6880.45170.86790.41340.88980.34150.9255
120.7500.51560.90970.47620.92730.40090.9545
130.8120.58340.94690.54350.95950.46560.9777
140.8750.65620.97730.61650.98450.53720.9933
150.9380.73600.99680.69770.99840.61860.9997
161.0000.82931.00000.79411.00000.71811.0000

n = 17

n = 17
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.16160.00000.19510.00000.2678
10.0590.00300.25010.00150.28690.00030.3630
20.1180.02130.32620.01460.36440.00630.4413
30.1760.04990.39560.03800.43430.02090.5104
40.2350.08460.46050.06810.49900.04260.5732
50.2940.12380.52190.10310.55960.06970.6310
60.3530.16640.58030.14210.61670.10140.6846
70.4120.21190.63600.18440.67080.13710.7344
80.4710.26010.68920.22980.72190.17640.7807
90.5290.31080.73990.27810.77020.21930.8236
100.5880.36400.78810.32920.81560.26560.8629
110.6470.41970.83360.38330.85790.31540.8986
120.7060.47810.87620.44040.89690.36900.9303
130.7650.53950.91540.50100.93190.42680.9574
140.8240.60440.95010.56570.96200.48960.9791
150.8820.67380.97870.63560.98540.55870.9937
160.9410.74990.99700.71310.99850.63700.9997
171.0000.83841.00000.80491.00000.73221.0000

n = 18

n = 18
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.15330.00000.18530.00000.2550
10.0560.00280.23770.00140.27290.00030.3463
20.1110.02010.31030.01380.34710.00590.4217
30.1670.04700.37670.03580.41420.01970.4884
40.2220.07970.43890.06410.47640.04000.5492
50.2780.11640.49780.09690.53480.06540.6055
60.3330.15630.55400.13340.59010.09510.6579
70.3890.19900.60780.17300.64250.12840.7068
80.4440.24400.65940.21530.69240.16490.7526
90.5000.29120.70880.26020.73980.20470.7953
100.5560.34060.75600.30760.78470.24740.8351
110.6110.39220.80100.35750.82700.29320.8716
120.6670.44600.84370.40990.86660.34210.9049
130.7220.50220.88360.46520.90310.39450.9346
140.7780.56110.92030.52360.93590.45080.9600
150.8330.62330.95300.58580.96420.51160.9803
160.8890.68970.97990.65290.98620.57830.9941
170.9440.76230.99720.72710.99860.65370.9997
181.0000.84671.00000.81471.00000.74501.0000

n = 19

n = 19
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.14590.00000.17650.00000.2434
10.0530.00270.22640.00130.26030.00030.3311
20.1050.01900.29580.01300.33140.00560.4037
30.1580.04450.35940.03380.39580.01860.4682
40.2110.07530.41910.06050.45570.03780.5271
50.2630.10990.47580.09150.51200.06170.5818
60.3160.14750.53000.12580.56550.08950.6329
70.3680.18750.58190.16290.61640.12070.6809
80.4210.22970.63190.20250.66500.15490.7260
90.4740.27390.67990.24450.71140.19190.7684
100.5260.32010.72610.28860.75550.23160.8081
110.5790.36810.77030.33500.79750.27400.8451
120.6320.41810.81250.38360.83710.31910.8793
130.6840.47000.85250.43450.87420.36710.9105
140.7370.52420.89010.48800.90850.41820.9383
150.7890.58090.92470.54430.93950.47290.9622
160.8420.64060.95550.60420.96620.53180.9814
170.8950.70420.98100.66860.98700.59630.9944
180.9470.77360.99730.73970.99870.66890.9997
191.0000.85411.00000.82351.00000.75661.0000

n = 20

n = 20
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.13910.00000.16840.00000.2327
10.0500.00260.21610.00130.24870.00030.3171
20.1000.01810.28260.01230.31700.00530.3871
30.1500.04220.34370.03210.37890.01760.4495
40.2000.07140.40100.05730.43660.03580.5066
50.2500.10410.45560.08660.49100.05830.5598
60.3000.13960.50780.11890.54280.08460.6096
70.3500.17730.55800.15390.59220.11390.6566
80.4000.21710.60640.19120.63950.14600.7009
90.4500.25870.65310.23060.68470.18060.7428
100.5000.30200.69800.27200.72800.21770.7823
110.5500.34690.74130.31530.76940.25720.8194
120.6000.39360.78290.36050.80880.29910.8540
130.6500.44200.82270.40780.84610.34340.8861
140.7000.49220.86040.45720.88110.39040.9154
150.7500.54440.89590.50900.91340.44020.9417
160.8000.59900.92860.56340.94270.49340.9642
170.8500.65630.95780.62110.96790.55050.9824
180.9000.71740.98190.68300.98770.61290.9947
190.9500.78390.99740.75130.99870.68290.9997
201.0000.86091.00000.83161.00000.76731.0000

n = 21

n = 21
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.13290.00000.16110.00000.2230
10.0480.00240.20670.00120.23820.00020.3043
20.0950.01720.27060.01170.30380.00500.3718
30.1430.04010.32920.03050.36340.01680.4322
40.1900.06780.38440.05450.41910.03390.4876
50.2380.09880.43700.08220.47170.05530.5392
60.2860.13240.48740.11280.52180.08010.5878
70.3330.16820.53590.14590.56970.10780.6337
80.3810.20570.58280.18110.61560.13810.6772
90.4290.24500.62810.21820.65980.17070.7185
100.4760.28580.67190.25710.70220.20550.7576
110.5240.32810.71420.29780.74290.24240.7945
120.5710.37190.75500.34020.78180.28150.8293
130.6190.41720.79430.38440.81890.32280.8619
140.6670.46410.83180.43030.85410.36630.8922
150.7140.51260.86760.47820.88720.41220.9199
160.7620.56300.90120.52830.91780.46080.9447
170.8100.61560.93220.58090.94550.51240.9661
180.8570.67080.95990.63660.96950.56780.9832
190.9050.72940.98280.69620.98830.62820.9950
200.9520.79330.99760.76180.99880.69570.9998
211.0000.86711.00000.83891.00000.77701.0000

n = 22

n = 22
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.12730.00000.15440.00000.2140
10.0450.00230.19810.00120.22840.00020.2924
20.0910.01640.25950.01120.29160.00480.3577
30.1360.03820.31590.02910.34910.01600.4161
40.1820.06460.36910.05190.40280.03230.4699
50.2270.09410.41980.07820.45370.05260.5201
60.2730.12600.46850.10730.50220.07610.5674
70.3180.15990.51550.13860.54870.10240.6123
80.3640.19560.56090.17200.59340.13100.6549
90.4090.23270.60480.20710.63650.16180.6954
100.4550.27130.64750.24390.67790.19460.7340
110.5000.31130.68870.28220.71780.22930.7707
120.5450.35250.72870.32210.75610.26600.8054
130.5910.39520.76730.36350.79290.30460.8382
140.6360.43910.80440.40660.82800.34510.8690
150.6820.48450.84010.45130.86140.38770.8976
160.7270.53150.87400.49780.89270.43260.9239
170.7730.58020.90590.54630.92180.47990.9474
180.8180.63090.93540.59720.94810.53010.9677
190.8640.68410.96180.65090.97090.58390.9840
200.9090.74050.98360.70840.98880.64230.9952
210.9550.80190.99770.77160.99880.70760.9998
221.0000.87271.00000.84561.00000.78601.0000

n = 23

n = 23
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.12210.00000.14820.00000.2058
10.0430.00220.19020.00110.21950.00020.2814
20.0870.01570.24920.01070.28040.00460.3446
30.1300.03650.30360.02780.33590.01530.4012
40.1740.06170.35490.04950.38780.03080.4534
50.2170.08980.40390.07460.43700.05020.5022
60.2610.12020.45100.10230.48410.07250.5483
70.3040.15250.49640.13210.52920.09740.5921
80.3480.18630.54050.16380.57270.12460.6338
90.3910.22160.58320.19710.61460.15370.6736
100.4350.25820.62460.23190.65510.18480.7116
110.4780.29610.66490.26820.69410.21760.7479
120.5220.33510.70390.30590.73180.25210.7824
130.5650.37540.74180.34490.76810.28840.8152
140.6090.41680.77840.38540.80290.32640.8463
150.6520.45950.81370.42730.83620.36620.8754
160.6960.50360.84750.47080.86790.40790.9026
170.7390.54900.87980.51590.89770.45170.9275
180.7830.59610.91020.56300.92540.49780.9498
190.8260.64510.93830.61220.95050.54660.9692
200.8700.69640.96350.66410.97220.59880.9847
210.9130.75080.98430.71960.98930.65540.9954
220.9570.80980.99780.78050.99890.71860.9998
231.0000.87791.00000.85181.00000.79421.0000

n = 24

n = 24
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.11730.00000.14250.00000.1981
10.0420.00210.18290.00110.21120.00020.2713
20.0830.01500.23980.01030.27000.00440.3324
30.1250.03500.29230.02660.32360.01460.3873
40.1670.05900.34180.04740.37380.02950.4379
50.2080.08590.38910.07130.42150.04790.4855
60.2500.11490.43470.09770.46710.06920.5304
70.2920.14570.47870.12620.51090.09300.5732
80.3330.17800.52140.15630.55320.11880.6140
90.3750.21160.56290.18800.59410.14650.6530
100.4170.24640.60320.22110.63360.17590.6904
110.4580.28240.64240.25550.67180.20700.7262
120.5000.31940.68060.29120.70880.23960.7604
130.5420.35760.71760.32820.74450.27380.7930
140.5830.39680.75360.36640.77890.30960.8241
150.6250.43710.78840.40590.81200.34700.8535
160.6670.47860.82200.44680.84370.38600.8812
170.7080.52130.85430.48910.87380.42680.9070
180.7500.56530.88510.53290.90230.46960.9308
190.7920.61090.91410.57850.92870.51450.9521
200.8330.65820.94100.62620.95260.56210.9705
210.8750.70770.96500.67640.97340.61270.9854
220.9170.76020.98500.73000.98970.66760.9956
230.9580.81710.99790.78880.99890.72870.9998
241.0000.88271.00000.85751.00000.80191.0000

n = 25

n = 25
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.11290.00000.13720.00000.1910
10.0400.00200.17610.00100.20350.00020.2618
20.0800.01440.23100.00980.26030.00420.3210
30.1200.03350.28170.02550.31220.01400.3743
40.1600.05660.32960.04540.36080.02820.4235
50.2000.08230.37540.06830.40700.04590.4698
60.2400.11010.41950.09360.45130.06630.5136
70.2800.13950.46220.12070.49390.08890.5553
80.3200.17030.50360.14950.53500.11350.5952
90.3600.20240.54390.17970.57480.13990.6335
100.4000.23560.58320.21130.61330.16790.6702
110.4400.26990.62140.24400.65070.19740.7054
120.4800.30510.65860.27800.68690.22830.7393
130.5200.34140.69490.31310.72200.26070.7717
140.5600.37860.73010.34930.75600.29460.8026
150.6000.41680.76440.38670.78870.32980.8321
160.6400.45610.79760.42520.82030.36650.8601
170.6800.49640.82970.46500.85050.40480.8865
180.7200.53780.86050.50610.87930.44470.9111
190.7600.58050.88990.54870.90640.48640.9337
200.8000.62460.91770.59300.93170.53020.9541
210.8400.67040.94340.63920.95460.57650.9718
220.8800.71830.96650.68780.97450.62570.9860
230.9200.76900.98560.73970.99020.67900.9958
240.9600.82390.99800.79650.99900.73820.9998
251.0000.88711.00000.86281.00000.80901.0000

n = 26

n = 26
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.10880.00000.13230.00000.1844
10.0380.00200.16980.00100.19640.00020.2529
20.0770.01380.22290.00950.25130.00410.3104
30.1150.03220.27190.02450.30150.01340.3621
40.1540.05430.31820.04360.34870.02710.4100
50.1920.07900.36260.06550.39350.04400.4550
60.2310.10560.40540.08970.43650.06350.4977
70.2690.13380.44680.11570.47790.08520.5385
80.3080.16330.48700.14330.51790.10870.5775
90.3460.19400.52620.17210.55670.13380.6150
100.3850.22570.56430.20230.59430.16050.6510
110.4230.25840.60160.23350.63080.18860.6857
120.4620.29210.63790.26590.66630.21810.7191
130.5000.32660.67340.29930.70070.24890.7511
140.5380.36210.70790.33370.73410.28090.7819
150.5770.39840.74160.36920.76650.31430.8114
160.6150.43570.77430.40570.79770.34900.8395
170.6540.47380.80600.44330.82790.38500.8662
180.6920.51300.83670.48210.85670.42250.8913
190.7310.55320.86620.52210.88430.46150.9148
200.7690.59460.89440.56350.91030.50230.9365
210.8080.63740.92100.60650.93450.54500.9560
220.8460.68180.94570.65130.95640.59000.9729
230.8850.72810.96780.69850.97550.63790.9866
240.9230.77710.98620.74870.99050.68960.9959
250.9620.83020.99800.80360.99900.74710.9998
261.0000.89121.00000.86771.00000.81561.0000

n = 27

n = 27
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.10500.00000.12770.00000.1782
10.0370.00190.16400.00090.18970.00020.2446
20.0740.01330.21530.00910.24290.00390.3004
30.1110.03100.26270.02350.29160.01290.3507
40.1480.05220.30760.04190.33730.02600.3973
50.1850.07590.35060.06300.38080.04230.4411
60.2220.10150.39210.08620.42260.06100.4828
70.2590.12850.43230.11110.46280.08170.5226
80.2960.15680.47140.13750.50180.10420.5608
90.3330.18620.50950.16520.53960.12830.5975
100.3700.21660.54660.19400.57630.15380.6328
110.4070.24790.58290.22390.61200.18070.6669
120.4440.28010.61840.25480.64670.20880.6998
130.4810.31310.65300.28670.68050.23810.7314
140.5190.34700.68690.31950.71330.26860.7619
150.5560.38160.71990.35330.74520.30020.7912
160.5930.41710.75210.38800.77610.33310.8193
170.6300.45340.78340.42370.80600.36720.8462
180.6670.49050.81380.46040.83480.40250.8717
190.7040.52860.84320.49820.86250.43920.8958
200.7410.56770.87150.53720.88890.47740.9183
210.7780.60790.89850.57740.91380.51720.9390
220.8150.64940.92410.61920.93700.55890.9577
230.8520.69240.94780.66270.95810.60270.9740
240.8890.73730.96900.70840.97650.64930.9871
250.9260.78470.98670.75710.99090.69960.9961
260.9630.83600.99810.81030.99910.75540.9998
271.0000.89501.00000.87231.00000.82181.0000

n = 28

n = 28
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.10150.00000.12340.00000.1724
10.0360.00180.15850.00090.18350.00020.2369
20.0710.01280.20820.00880.23500.00380.2911
30.1070.02980.25420.02270.28230.01240.3399
40.1430.05030.29770.04030.32670.02510.3853
50.1790.07310.33940.06060.36890.04070.4280
60.2140.09770.37970.08300.40950.05860.4687
70.2500.12370.41870.10690.44870.07860.5076
80.2860.15090.45670.13220.48670.10020.5449
90.3210.17910.49380.15880.52350.12320.5808
100.3570.20820.53000.18640.55930.14770.6155
110.3930.23830.56540.21500.59420.17330.6490
120.4290.26910.60000.24460.62820.20020.6814
130.4640.30070.63380.27510.66130.22820.7126
140.5000.33310.66690.30650.69350.25720.7428
150.5360.36620.69930.33870.72490.28740.7718
160.5710.40000.73090.37180.75540.31860.7998
170.6070.43460.76170.40580.78500.35100.8267
180.6430.47000.79180.44070.81360.38450.8523
190.6790.50620.82090.47650.84120.41920.8768
200.7140.54330.84910.51330.86780.45510.8998
210.7500.58130.87630.55130.89310.49240.9214
220.7860.62030.90230.59050.91700.53130.9414
230.8210.66060.92690.63110.93940.57200.9593
240.8570.70230.94970.67330.95970.61470.9749
250.8930.74580.97020.71770.97730.66010.9876
260.9290.79180.98720.76500.99120.70890.9962
270.9640.84150.99820.81650.99910.76310.9998
281.0000.89851.00000.87661.00000.82761.0000

n = 29

n = 29
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.09810.00000.11940.00000.1670
10.0340.00180.15340.00090.17760.00020.2296
20.0690.01240.20160.00850.22770.00360.2823
30.1030.02880.24610.02190.27350.01200.3298
40.1380.04850.28840.03890.31660.02420.3740
50.1720.07050.32890.05850.35770.03920.4157
60.2070.09420.36800.07990.39720.05650.4554
70.2410.11920.40600.10300.43540.07560.4933
80.2760.14530.44290.12730.47240.09640.5299
90.3100.17250.47900.15280.50830.11850.5651
100.3450.20050.51430.17940.54330.14200.5991
110.3790.22930.54880.20690.57740.16660.6320
120.4140.25890.58250.23520.61060.19230.6638
130.4480.28930.61560.26450.64310.21910.6946
140.4830.32030.64800.29450.67470.24690.7243
150.5170.35200.67970.32530.70550.27570.7531
160.5520.38440.71070.35690.73550.30540.7809
170.5860.41750.74110.38940.76480.33620.8077
180.6210.45120.77070.42260.79310.36800.8334
190.6550.48570.79950.45670.82060.40090.8580
200.6900.52100.82750.49170.84720.43490.8815
210.7240.55710.85470.52760.87270.47010.9036
220.7590.59400.88080.56460.89700.50670.9244
230.7930.63200.90580.60280.92010.54460.9435
240.8280.67110.92950.64230.94150.58430.9608
250.8620.71160.95150.68340.96110.62600.9758
260.8970.75390.97120.72650.97810.67020.9880
270.9310.79840.98760.77230.99150.71770.9964
280.9660.84660.99820.82240.99910.77040.9998
291.0000.90191.00000.88061.00000.83301.0000

n = 30

n = 30
90% CI95% CI99% CI
xp̂ = x/nLowerUpperLowerUpperLowerUpper
00.0000.00000.09500.00000.11570.00000.1619
10.0330.00170.14860.00080.17220.00020.2228
20.0670.01200.19530.00820.22070.00350.2740
30.1000.02780.23860.02110.26530.01160.3203
40.1330.04690.27960.03760.30720.02330.3634
50.1670.06810.31900.05640.34720.03780.4040
60.2000.09090.35700.07710.38570.05450.4428
70.2330.11500.39390.09930.42280.07290.4799
80.2670.14020.42990.12280.45890.09290.5156
90.3000.16630.46510.14730.49400.11420.5501
100.3330.19330.49940.17290.52810.13670.5834
110.3670.22110.53310.19930.56140.16040.6157
120.4000.24950.56610.22660.59400.18500.6470
130.4330.27870.59840.25460.62570.21070.6773
140.4670.30850.63010.28340.65670.23730.7067
150.5000.33890.66110.31300.68700.26480.7352
160.5330.36990.69150.34330.71660.29330.7627
170.5670.40160.72130.37430.74540.32270.7893
180.6000.43390.75050.40600.77340.35300.8150
190.6330.46690.77890.43860.80070.38430.8396
200.6670.50060.80670.47190.82710.41660.8633
210.7000.53490.83370.50600.85270.44990.8858
220.7330.57010.85980.54110.87720.48440.9071
230.7670.60610.88500.57720.90070.52010.9271
240.8000.64300.90910.61430.92290.55720.9455
250.8330.68100.93190.65280.94360.59600.9622
260.8670.72040.95310.69280.96240.63660.9767
270.9000.76140.97220.73470.97890.67970.9884
280.9330.80470.98800.77930.99180.72600.9965
290.9670.85140.99830.82780.99920.77720.9998
301.0000.90501.00000.88431.00000.83811.0000

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How to read this table

  1. Find the block for your sample size n.
  2. Go to the row for the observed number of successes x.
  3. Read the lower and upper limits for your confidence level. They are proportions: multiply by 100 for percentages.

Worked example

A single-arm Phase II trial observes 3 responses in 20 patients (15%). In the n = 20 block, row x = 3, 95% columns gives a 95% confidence interval of 0.0321 to 0.3789, or about 3.2% to 37.9%. Even a 15% observed response rate is consistent with a true rate as low as 3% or as high as 38%, which is why small trials are usually treated as screening studies.

With 0 responses in 20, row x = 0 gives an upper 95% limit of 0.1684. The quick "rule of three" approximation, 3/n = 0.15, is slightly smaller.

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Formula and how the values were computed

Lower = B(α/2; x, n − x + 1)  ·  Upper = B(1 − α/2; x + 1, n − x), where B is the beta quantile

Limits are computed exactly from the beta distribution (equivalently, by inverting two one-sided binomial tests) and rounded to four decimals. When x = 0 the lower limit is 0, and when x = n the upper limit is 1.

Frequently asked questions

Why use the exact interval instead of p̂ ± 1.96 SE?

The simple Wald interval can extend below 0 or above 1 and has poor coverage for small n or proportions near 0 or 1. The Clopper-Pearson interval always covers the true proportion at least as often as stated.

Is the exact interval too wide?

It is conservative: its actual coverage is at least the stated level, so it can be wider than necessary. The Wilson and Jeffreys intervals are narrower alternatives with close to nominal coverage.

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