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Elementary Statistics Using SAS
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Elementary Statistics Using SAS

by Sandra D. Schlotzhauer
May 2015
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
560 pages
11h 17m
English
SAS Institute
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Chapter 6 Estimating the Mean

Like Chapter 5, this chapter focuses more on statistical concepts than on using SAS. It shows how to use PROC MEANS to find a confidence interval for the mean. Confidence intervals are based on statistical concepts that are illustrated with simulated data. This chapter discusses the following major topics:

  • estimating the mean with a single number
  • exploring the effect of sample size when estimating the mean
  • exploring the effect of population variance when estimating the mean
  • understanding the distribution of sample averages
  • building confidence intervals for the mean

SAS creates confidence intervals for numeric variables only. However, the general statistical concepts discussed in this chapter apply to all types ...

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