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1-4 PROBABILITY AND PROBABILITY MODELS 15

Throughout Chapters 6 through 15, decisions are based statistical inference from sample
data. Continuous probability models, specifically the normal distribution, are used extensively
to quantify the risks in these decisions and to evaluate ways to collect the data and how large
a sample should be selected.

IMPORTANT TERMS AND CONCEPTS
In the E-book, click on any Mechanistic model Statistical inference CD MATERIAL
term or concept below to Observational study Statistical Process
Factorial Experiment
go to that subject. Overcontrol Control
Fractional factorial
Analytic study Population Statistical thinking
experiment
Designed experiment Probability model Tampering
Interaction
Empirical model Problem-solving method Variability
Engineering method Retrospective study
Enumerative study Sample