Index
A
ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) 122–125
Add Multiple Columns panel 10–11
Add Rows panel 11
age studies
blood pressure and 57–64
GET and 78–86
race and longevity 159–162
Analyze menu
Distribution option 16, 32
Fit Y by X option 25–27
annotated graphic information 35
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) 122–125
Archimedes 97
autonomy in decision-making study 71–73
B
bar charts
example 23–24
histograms and 24
Learning Library example 194
baseball team salaries 181–182
bear behavior study 91–97
Beck, Margaret E. 31, 43
bivariate data
analyzing 57
bear behavior study 91–97
choosing explanatory and response variables 17
crime scene investigation study 77–87
decision-making autonomy study 71–73
estimation skills of children study 100–109
fear items study 73–77
mating systems study 109–114
observing facts about 68–77
outliers in 91–97
simple regression analysis example 25–27
student interest in topics study 69–71
wasp study 97–100, 114–118
Y Axis Specification panel 22
blood pressure studies
age and 57–64
monitoring small children 130–136
blue diamonds 17–18
Borden, Lizzie 78, 86–87
box plots
about 30
ACL study 123
blood pressure and age problem 59
comparing distributions 37, 41
espionage in Civil War problem 54–56
example 21
GET by age study 86
lateralization in lower species study 140
Learning Library example 193
magnetic fields study 126–127
monitoring small children study 134–135
oneway ANOVA with 42
resizing 20
tensile strength of sherds problem 33, 35
brain lateralization in lower species study 136–141
butterflies and magnetic fields study 125–130
C
categorical data
See qualitative data
chi-square goodness of fit 156–158
chi-square test of homogeneity of proportions 162–165
chi-square test of independence 159–162
Civil War problem
See espionage in Civil War problem
cockroach versus sand scorpion study 141–144
coiling behavior of snakes study 136–141
Cols menu 10
columns
adding 11
as variables 9
setting up single 12
confidence intervals
ACL study 122–125
cockroach versus sand scorpion study 141–144
ecological impact of golf courses study 162–165
Interactive Learning Tools example 188
lateralization in lower species study 136–141
magnetic fields study 125–130
monitoring small children study 130–136
pacific salmon migration study 148–152
race and longevity study 159–162
Tooth Fairy study 152–156
vacancies on Supreme Court study 156–158
context-specific options (hot-spot icons) 17
contingency tables
ecological impact of golf courses study 164
Learning Library example 193
race and longevity study 161
Tooth Fairy study 155
copying and pasting spreadsheets 171–172
corrupt data 176–177
.csv files 172
D
.dat files 172
Data Grid 9
decimal format
consistent 14, 157–158
round-off errors 157–158
decision-making autonomy study 71–73
Department of Energy website 170
dependent variables
See response variables
diagnostics
bear behavior study 91–97
defined 90
estimation skills of children study 100–109
mating systems study 109–114
outliers in bivariate data 91–97
wasp study 97–100, 114–118
diamonds, disclosure 17–18
directive, influence analysis and 90
disclosure diamonds 17–18
Distribution Platform 149
distributions
about 29–31
assumptions about variables 90–91
comparing 36–43
Learning Library example 194
univariate data 31–36
dot plots 30
E
earthquake locations and measures 173–177
ecological impact of golf courses study 162–165
Energy, Department of 170
Enter key (numeric keypad) 13
Environmental Protection Agency 170
espionage in Civil War problem
assumptions of regiment size 47–49
assumptions on sick rate 47–48, 50–54
background information 46–47
jittering process 55–56
estimated mean 129–130
estimation skills of children study 100–109
exact test 151
Excel spreadsheets
copying and pasting 171–172
importing 170–171
explanatory variables
binned 57
choosing 17
gazelle vigilance levels 25–26
GET and age study 81
in regression analysis 97
response variables and 41
exploratory data analysis 29
exponential model 109–114
F
fear items study 73–77
file formatting options 178
File menu 6, 15
Finapres (FINger Arterial PRESsure) procedure 131–135
Fit Y by X option
comparing distributions 41–42
lateralization in lower species study 138–140
simple regression example 25–27
fixation nails study 122–125
formatting options for files 178
formulas, creating 59–61, 132–134
G
gazelle vigilance levels 7–8
GET (gastric emptying times) 78–86
golf courses, ecological impact of 162–165
Graph menu 23
graphing calculators, JMP versus 31
greatest integer method 59–60
H
handedness study 136–141
Help features 5, 33–34
histograms
about 30
bar charts and 24
comparing distributions 37–39, 43
espionage in Civil War problem 49–53
examples 21, 33
GET by age study 86
Learning Library example 193
modifying appearance 21–22
normal curve fit to data 36
resizing 20
tensile strength of sherds problem 33, 35–36
homogeneity of errors 111
homogeneity of proportions 162–165
homogeneity of variance 84–85
hot-spot icons 17, 19–20
HTML tables, importing 179–182
hypothesis testing
ACL study 122–125
cockroach versus sand scorpion study 141–144
ecological impact of golf courses study 162–165
lateralization in lower species study 136–141
magnetic fields study 125–130
monitoring small children study 130–136
pacific salmon migration study 148–152
race and longevity study 159–162
Tooth Fairy study 152–156
vacancies on Supreme Court study 156–158
hypothesized mean 129–130
I
icons, hot-spot 17, 19–20
importing data
about 168–170
Excel spreadsheets 170–171
HTML tables 179–182
text files 172–179
independent means, inference for 136–141
independent variables
See explanatory variables
inference with qualitative data
ecological impact of golf courses study 162–165
pacific salmon migration study 148–152
race and longevity study 159–162
Tooth Fairy study 152–156
vacancies on Supreme Court study 156–158
inference with quantitative data
ACL study 122–125
cockroach versus sand scorpion study 141–144
lateralization in lower species study 136–141
magnetic fields study 125–130
monitoring small children study 130–136
influence analysis 90
influential points
defined 90
wasp study 97–100
Interactive Learning Tools 186–190
Internet, importing data from 179–182
J
Jackson, Thomas “Stonewall” 54
jittering process 55–56
JMP advantages over graphing calculators 31
JMP Starter window 6
JMP tables
adding columns 10–11
adding rows 10–11
components 9
entering data 13–15
gazelle vigilance levels 7–8
setting up categorical variables 12
setting up single columns 12
L
lateralization in lower species study 136–141
Learning Library 190–194
least squares regression 142
lek polygyny mating system 109–114
line graphs (run charts) 193
linear regression
crime scene investigation study 77–87
diagnosing 100
estimation skills of children study 100–109
Lizzie Borden problem 78, 86–87
log transformations
about 100
estimation skills of children study 100–109
mating systems study 109–114
wasp study 114–118
longevity and race study 159–162
M
magnetic fields study 125–130
mating systems study 109–114
McClellan, George 46–47
means, inference about 130–136
Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
copying and pasting 171–172
importing 170–171
missing data
importing considerations 174
recoding 61
Model Utility test 144
modified Wald interval 150
monarchs and magnetic fields study 125–130
mosaic plots
ecological impact of golf courses study 164
Learning Library example 193
race and longevity study 160
Tooth Fairy study 154
N
National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (EPA) 170
normal curve model 36
normal probability plots
ACL study 123
monitoring small children study 134–135
normal quantile plots
about 34, 41
comparing distributions 40
example 33
extension 34
GET by age study 86
lateralization in lower species study 140
magnetic fields study 126–127
tensile strength of sherds problem 33–35
numeric keypad Enter key 13
O
observations, rows as 9
oneway ANOVA
about 41–42
lateralization in lower species study 138–140
outliers
bear behavior study 91–97
deciding on course of action for 91
defined 90
P
P-value
ecological impact of golf courses study 165
magnetic fields study 128–129
pacific salmon migration study 151–152
race and longevity study 161
sand scorpion versus cockroach study 144
Tooth Fairy study 155–156
pacific salmon migration study 148–152
paired data study 130–136
paired-t procedure 130
parent/adolescent study on decision-making autonomy 71–73
pareto plots 193
Pearson chi-square statistic 153, 155–156
pie charts 193
Pinkerton, Allan 46–47
population mean (inference procedures)
anterior cruciate ligament example 122–125
Interactive Learning Tools example 189
magnetic fields study 125–130
population of the world example 179–180
power, effects of sample size on 129–130
power model 114–118
pre-regression study
decision-making autonomy 71–73
fear items study 73–77
student interest in topics 69–71
Preferences window 4
proportions
ecological impact of golf courses study 162–165
pacific salmon migration study 148–152
Tooth Fairy study 152–156
Q
qualitative data
ecological impact of golf courses study 162–165
one-way ANOVA and 41
pacific salmon migration study 148–152
race and longevity study 159–162
setting up 12
Tooth Fairy study 152–156
vacancies on Supreme Court study 156–158
quantitative data
inference about means 130–136
inference about population mean 122–130
inference for independent means 136–141
inference for regression 141–144
R
race and longevity study 159–162
recoding data 61–63
red triangles 17, 19–20
regression, inference for 141–144
residual plots
bear behavior study 94–96
estimation skills of children study 106–107
mating systems study 110–113
sand scorpion versus cockroach study 142–143
wasp study 114–118
resizing
box plots 20
histograms 20
response variables
choosing 17
explanatory variables and 41
gazelle vigilance levels 25–26
GET and age study 81–82
in regression analysis 97
round-off error 157–158
rows
adding 10–11
as observations 9
Rows menu 10–11
run charts (line graphs) 193
S
salaries, baseball teams 181–182
salmon migration study 148–152
sample sizes effects on power 129–130
sand scorpion versus cockroach study 141–144
scaling, uniform 37, 41
scatterplots
about 68
bear behavior study 92, 94
blood pressure and age problem 57–58
decision-making autonomy study 73
estimation skills of children study 106–107
fear items study 75
GET by age study 79–80, 82–85
Learning Library example 193
student interest in topics study 70–71
score confidence interval 150
scorpion versus cockroach study 141–144
Select Columns panel 16–17
sherds, tensile strength problem 31–36
simple regression analysis example 25–27
single proportion, inference for 148–152
snakes, coiling behavior of 136–141
spreadsheets
copying and pasting 171–172
importing 170–171
square root function 102–103
stem and leaf plots
about 30
bear behavior study 93, 95
example 33
Learning Library example 193
tensile strength of sherds problem 33
straight-line model 100–109
student interest in topics study 69–71
Supreme Court study 156–158
systolic blood pressure and age study 57–64
T
t-test
lateralization in lower species study 139–141
sand scorpion versus cockroach study 144
tables
See contingency tables
See JMP tables
tensile loading of fixation nails 122–125
tensile strength of sherds problem 31–36
text boxes, creating 34
text files, importing 172–179
Tools menu
Annotate option 34
Simple Shape option 35
Tooth Fairy study 152–156
transformation of variables
about 100
estimation skills of children study 100–109
mating systems study 109–114
wasp study 114–118
true mean 129–130
.tsv files 172
.txt files 172
U
uniform scaling 37, 41
univariate data
blood pressure and age study 57–64
common displays 33
espionage in Civil War problem 46–56
numbers and pictures 17–25
tensile strength of sherds problem 31–36
U.S. Geological Survey 173
V
variables
See also specific types of variables
columns as 9
creating 59–60
normal distribution assumptions 90–91
W
Wald confidence interval 150
wasp study 97–100, 114–118
Wood, Edward 78
X
X Axis Specification panel 22, 38
Z
z-statistic 153, 155