Creating a Confidence Interval for θ

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Let's say we know this:

[tex] \sqrt{n}\left(\widehat{\theta} - \theta\right) \sim \mathcal{N}\left(0, \frac{1}{F(\theta)}\right)[/tex]

How do we get from this information to this expression of confidence interval for [itex]\theta[/itex]?

[tex] \left( \widehat{\theta} \pm u_{1-\frac{\alpha}{2}}\frac{1}{\sqrt{nF\left(\widehat{\theta}\right)}}\right)[/tex]

Where [itex]u_{1-\frac{\alpha}{2}}[/itex] is appropriate quantil of standard normal distribution.

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If [tex]a[/tex] is the value from [tex]Z[/tex] (standard normal) with area [tex]{\alpha}/2[/tex] to its right, you know the value of

[tex] \Pr\left(-u < \sqrt{n F(\theta)} \left(\hat \theta - \theta\right) < u) [/tex]

because of your stated approximate normality result. That means the event

[tex] -u < \sqrt{n F(\theta)} \left(\hat \theta - \theta\right) < u[/tex]

has a known probability of occurring. What can you do with this inequality? (Try some work and include it with your next question if you are unsure.)