Chapter 7. Univariate Distributions: One Variable, One Sample
Overview
This chapter introduces statistics in the simplest possible setting—the distribution of values inone variable. The Distribution command in the Analyze menu launches the JMP Distribution platform. This platform is used to describe the distribution of a single column of values from atable, using graphs and summary statistics.
This chapter also introduces the concept of the distribution of a statistic, and how confidence intervals and hypothesis tests can be obtained.
Looking at Distributions
Let's take a look at some actual data and start noticing aspects of its distribution.
Figure 7.1. Partial ...
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