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In this paper, we consider the interval estimation for the means of medical cost data. Medical cost data may contain zero values, and the nonzero values can often be modeled by a lognormal distribution. Under the model, we proposed three generalized confidence intervals approaches for the mean: a Jeffrey based approach, an Agresti-Coull based approach, and a Wilson based approach. Our simulation studies...
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