TY - BOOK AU - Meeker,William Q. AU - Hahn,Gerald J. AU - Escobar,Luis A. TI - Statistical intervals: a guide for practitioners and researchers T2 - Wiley series in probability and statistics SN - 9780471687177 U1 - 000SA.1 23 PY - 2017/// CY - New Jersey : PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Statistical inference KW - Mathematical statistics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction, basic concepts, and assumptions -- 2. Overview of different types of statistical intervals -- 3. Constructing statistical intervals assuming a normal distribution using simple tabulations -- 4. Methods for calculating statistical intervals for a normal distribution -- 5. Distribution-free statistical intervals -- 6. Statistical intervals for a binomial distribution -- 7. Statistical intervals for a poisson distribution -- 8. Sample size requirements for confidence intervals on distribution parameters -- 9. Sample size requirements for tolerance intervals, tolerance bounds, and related demonstration tests -- 10. Sample size requirements for prediction intervals -- 11. Basic case studies -- 12. Likelihood-based statistical intervals -- 13. Nonparametric bootstrap statistical intervals -- 14. Parametric bootstrap and other simulation-based statistical intervals -- 15. Introduction to Bayesian statistical intervals -- 16. Bayesian statistical intervals for the binomial, poisson, and normal distributions -- 17. Statistical intervals for Bayesian hierarchical models -- 18. Advanced case studies N2 - Statistical Intervals: A Guide for Practitioners and Researchers, Second Edition is an up–to–date working guide and reference for all who analyze data, allowing them to quantify the uncertainty in their results using statistical intervals ER -