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Practical Data Analysis With JMP

This document provides an overview of the contents and chapters in a textbook on JMP, a statistical analysis software package. It includes 19 chapters that cover topics such as understanding data, describing single and multiple variables, probability, sampling, inference, regression, experimental design, quality improvement, and more. Each chapter also includes an application example. The document serves as a table of contents to outline the scope and organization of statistical topics covered in the JMP textbook.

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Practical Data Analysis With JMP

This document provides an overview of the contents and chapters in a textbook on JMP, a statistical analysis software package. It includes 19 chapters that cover topics such as understanding data, describing single and multiple variables, probability, sampling, inference, regression, experimental design, quality improvement, and more. Each chapter also includes an application example. The document serves as a table of contents to outline the scope and organization of statistical topics covered in the JMP textbook.

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Contents

Preface xi

Chapter 1 Getting Started: Introduction to JMP

Goals of Data Analysis: Description and Inference 1 Types of Data 2 Starting JMP 4 A Simple Data Table 5 Hot Spots 9 Analysis PlatformsA First Descriptive Analysis 10 Row States 13 Exporting JMP Results to a Word-Processor Document 15 Saving Your Work 16 Leaving JMP 17

Chapter 2 Understanding Data

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Populations, Processes, and Samples 20 Representativeness and Sampling 21 Simple Random Sampling 21 Stratification, Clustering, and Complex Sampling 23 Non-Random Sampling 26 Cross-Sectional and Time Series Sampling 27 Study Design: Experimentation, Observation, Surveying 27 Experimental DataAn Example 28 Observational DataAn Example 31 Survey DataAn Example 31 Loading Data into a Data Table 34 Entering Data from the Keyboard 34 Moving Data from Excel Files into a JMP Data Table 38 Application 39

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Chapter 3 Describing a Single Variable

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The Concept of a Distribution 41 Variable Types and Their Distributions 42 Distribution of a Categorical Variable 43 Distribution of a Quantitative Variable 47 Subsetting a Data Table 48 Constructing a Histogram for Continuous Data 49 Taking Advantage of Linked Graphs and Tables to Explore Data 54 Customizing Scale and Bars in a Histogram 54 Stem and Leaf Plots 55 Summary Statistics for a Single Variable 56 Outlier Box Plots 58 Application 59

Chapter 4 Describing Two Variables at a Time

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Two-by-Two: Bivariate Data 63 Describing Covariation: Two Categorical Variables 64 Describing Covariation: Two Continuous Variables 70 Comparing Two Groups: One Continuous, One Categorical Variable 74 Visualizing Covariation with the Graph Builder 75 Application 78

Chapter 5 Elementary Probability and Discrete Distributions 83


Probability Theory and Data Analysis 84 Elements of Probability Theory 84 Probability of an Event 85 Rules for Two Events 85 Assigning Probability Values 86 Contingency Tables and Probability 87 Discrete Random Variables: From Events to Numbers 91

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Three Common Discrete Distributions 91 Integer 92 Binomial 93 Poisson 95 Simulating Random Variation with JMP 96 Application 98

Chapter 6 The Normal Model

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Continuous Data and Probability 103 Density Functions 104 The Normal Model 106 Normal Calculations 107 Solving Cumulative Probability Problems 108 Solving Inverse Cumulative Problems 110 Checking Data for Suitability of Normal Model 111 Normal Quantile Plots 111 Simulating Normal Data 115 Application 116

Chapter 7 Sampling and Sampling Distributions

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Why Sample? 119 Methods of Sampling 120 Using JMP to Select a Simple Random Sample 121 All Possible Samples: Sampling Distributions 124 Extent of Sampling Variation 126 Sampling Distribution of the Sample Proportion 126 From Simulation to Generalization 130 Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean 131 The Central Limit Theorem 134 Application 137

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Chapter 8 Inference for a Single Categorical Variable 141


Two Inferential Tasks 141 Statistical Inference Is Always Conditional 142 Confidence Intervals 143 Using JMP to Estimate a Population Proportion 143 Working with Casewise Data 144 Working with Summary Data 145 Using JMP to Conduct a Significance Test 146 A Few Words About Error 150 Application 151

Chapter 9 Inference for a Single Continuous Variable 155


Conditions for Inference 155 Using JMP to Estimate a Variables Mean 156 Using JMP to Conduct a Significance Test 158 More About P-Values 160 The Power of a Test 162 What If Conditions Arent Satisfied? 164 Matched Pairs: One Variable, Two Measurements 165 Application 167

Chapter 10 Two-Sample Inference for a Continuous Variable 171


Conditions for Inference 171 Using JMP to Compare Two Means 172 Assuming Normal Distributions or CLT 172 Using Sampling Weights 176 Equal vs. Unequal Variances 176 Dealing with Non-Normal Distributions 177 Using JMP to Compare Two Variances 179 Application 181

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Chapter 11 Chi-Square Tests

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Further Inference for Categorical Variables 185 Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test 186 What Are We Assuming? 189 Inference for Two Categorical Variables 189 Contingency Tables Revisited 189 Chi-Square Test of Independence 191 What Are We Assuming? 193 Application 194

Chapter 12 Analysis of Variance

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What Are We Assuming? 197 One-Way ANOVA 199 Checking the Validity of Assumptions 201 Factorial Analysis for Main Effects 203 Approaches When Conditions Are Not Satisfied 206 Two-Way ANOVA 207 Evaluating Assumptions 209 Interaction and Main Effects 210 Application 213

Chapter 13 Simple Linear Regression 217


Fitting a Line to Bivariate Continuous Data 217 The Simple Regression Model 222 Thinking About Linearity 224 Random Error 224 What Are We Assuming? 224 Interpreting Regression Results 225 Summary of Fit 226 Lack of Fit 226 Analysis of Variance 226 Parameter Estimates and t-tests 227

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Testing for a Slope Other Than Zero 228 Application 231

Chapter 14 Regression Conditions and Estimation


Conditions for Least Squares Estimation 235 Residual Analysis 236 Linearity 238 Normality 242 Constant Variance 243 Independence 243 Estimation 245 Confidence Intervals for Parameters 246 Confidence Intervals for Y|X 247 Prediction Intervals for Y|X 248 Application 249

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Chapter 15 Multiple Regression

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The Multiple Regression Model 253 Visualizing Multiple Regression 255 Fitting a Model 257 A More Complex Model 260 Residual Analysis in the Fit Model Platform 262 Collinearity 263 An Example Free of Collinearity Problems 264 An Example of Collinearity 266 Dealing with Collinearity 268 Evaluating Alternative Models 269 Application 271

Chapter 16 Categorical and Non-Linear Regression Models 275


Introduction 275 Dichotomous Independent Variables 276

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Dichotomous Dependent Variable 279 Non-Linear Relationships 282 Whole Model Test 282 Parameter Estimates 283 Effect Likelihood Ratio Tests 283 Quadratic Models 283 Logarithmic Models 287 Application 291

Chapter 17 Basic Forecasting Techniques

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Detecting Patterns Over Time 295 Smoothing Methods 298 Simple Exponential Smoothing 299 Linear Exponential Smoothing (Holts Method) 301 Winters Method 302 Trend Analysis 303 Autoregressive Models 305 Application 307

Chapter 18 Elements of Experimental Design

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Experimental and Observational Studies 313 Goals of Experimental Design 314 Factors, Blocks, and Randomization 315 Multi-factor Experiments and Factorial Designs 316 Blocking 323 Fractional Designs 325 Response Surface Designs 329 Application 332

Chapter 19 Qualitly Improvement

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Processes and Variation 339 Control Charts 340 Run Charts for Individual Observations 341

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Charts for Means 342 Charts for Proportions 348 Capability Analysis 351 Pareto Charts 354 Application 356

Appendix A Data Sources

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Introduction 361 Data Tables and Sources 362

Bibliography Index 369

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