Research Article

Community-Based Decision Making and Priority Setting Using the R Software: The Community Priority Index

Table 1

Simulated 95% confidence intervals and standardized CPI scores.

PopulationIssueObserved CPI95% bootstrap CI for CPIStd. CPIStd. 95% CI

Subpopulation AA17.80[6.60, 9.00]0.85[0.70, 1.00]
A27.93[6.50, 9.00]0.87[0.69, 1.00]
A36.93[5.50, 8.50]0.74[0.56, 0.94]
A46.67[5.42, 8.03]0.71[0.55, 0.88]
A57.00[6.00, 8.00]0.75[0.63, 0.88]
A66.05[4.95, 7.20]0.63[0.49, 0.78]
A75.67[4.25, 7.08]0.58[0.41, 0.76]
A85.50[4.50, 6.00]0.56[0.44, 0.63]
A93.24[1.80, 5.28]0.28[0.10, 0.54]

Subpopulation BB17.93[6.50, 9.00]0.87[0.69, 1.00]
B27.37[5.87, 8.50]0.80[0.61, 0.94]
B36.61[5.42, 8.00]0.70[0.55, 0.88]
B46.00[4.50, 7.50]0.63[0.44, 0.81]
B55.83[4.67, 7.11]0.60[0.46, 0.76]
B65.50[4.00, 7.00]0.56[0.38, 0.75]
B74.80[3.36, 6.24]0.48[0.30, 0.66]

Subpopulation CC18.03[6.67, 9.00]0.88[0.69, 1.00]
C27.50[6.50, 8.50]0.81[0.69, 0.94]
C37.00[5.00, 8.50]0.75[0.50, 0.94]
C46.61[5.33, 8.00]0.70[0.54, 0.88]
C55.67[4.25, 7.08]0.58[0.41, 0.76]

Note: CPI = Community Priority Index; Std. = standardized.