Tolerance interval
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A tolerance interval, also known as a tolerance limit, is a statistical interval within which, with some confidence, a specified proportion of a population falls. This differs from a confidence interval in that the confidence interval bounds a population parameter (the mean, for example) with some confidence, while a tolerance interval bounds a population proportion.
[edit] External links
- See The NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods, 2004 July 17.
- In particular Section 7.2.6.3 - Tolerance intervals for a normal distribution
- See "Quality Control Handbook", Juran.
