Statistics for Six Sigma Green Belts with Minitab and JMP

Chapter 6. Sampling Distributions and Confidence Intervals

6.1 SAMPLING DISTRIBUTIONS

6.2 BASIC CONCEPTS OF CONFIDENCE INTERVALS

6.3 CONFIDENCE INTERVAL ESTIMATE FOR THE MEAN (σ UNKNOWN)

6.4 PREDICTION INTERVAL ESTIMATE FOR A FUTURE INDIVIDUAL VALUE

6.5 CONFIDENCE INTERVAL ESTIMATE FOR THE PROPORTION

SUMMARY

REFERENCES

APPENDIX 6.1 USING MINITAB TO CONSTRUCT CONFIDENCE INTERVALS

APPENDIX 6.2 USING JMP TO CONSTRUCT CONFIDENCE INTERVALS

Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter, you will be able to Understand the concept of a sampling distribution. Understand the concept of a confidence interval. Construct confidence interval estimates for the mean and the proportion. Construct a prediction interval for an individual value. Understand the difference ...