Treffer: Statistical Inference at Work: Statistical Process Control as an Example
Title:
Statistical Inference at Work: Statistical Process Control as an Example
Language:
English
Authors:
Source:
Statistics Education Research Journal. Nov 2008 7(2):130-145.
Availability:
International Association for Statistics Education and the International Statistical Institute. PO Box 24070, 2490 AB The Hague, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-70-3375737; Fax: +31-70-3860025; e-mail: isi@cbs.nl; Web site: http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/serj
Peer Reviewed:
Y
Physical Description:
PDF
Page Count:
16
Publication Date:
2008
Document Type:
Fachzeitschrift
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative
ISSN:
1570-1824
Number of References:
30
Entry Date:
2009
Accession Number:
EJ839980
Database:
ERIC
Weitere Informationen
To characterise statistical inference in the workplace this paper compares a prototypical type of statistical inference at work, statistical process control (SPC), with a type of statistical inference that is better known in educational settings, hypothesis testing. Although there are some similarities between the reasoning structure involved in hypothesis testing and SPC that point to key characteristics of statistical inference in general, there are also crucial differences. These come to the fore when we characterise statistical inference within what we call a "space of reasons"--a conglomerate of reasons and implications, evidence and conclusions, causes and effects. (Contains 1 figure.)
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