ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 16269-7 First edition 2001-03-01 Statistical interpretation of data Part 7: Median Estimation and confidence intervals Interpretationstatistiquedesdonnees Partie 7: Mediane Estimation et intervalles de confiance Reference number ISO 16269-7:2001(E) ISO @ ISO 2001 ISO 16269-7:2001(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this area. Adobeis atrademarkof AdobeSystems Incorporated Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by isO member bodies. In the unlikely event @ISO2001 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56. CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.ch Printed in Switzerland ii @ IsO 2001 - All rights reserved ISO 16269-7:2001(E) Contents Page 1 Scope 2 Normativereferences. 3 Terms, definitions and symbols. 4 Applicability.... 5 Point estimation. .2 6 Confidence interval .. Annex A (informative) Classical method of determining confidence limits for the median. Annex B (informative) Examples. Forms Form A Calculation of an estimate of a median. FormB- -Calculationofaconfidenceintervalforamedian Table Table 1 Exact values of k for sample sizes varying from 5 to 100: one-sided case. Table 2 Exact values of k for sample sizes varying from 5 to 100: two-sided case Table 3 Values of u and c for the one-sided case.... Table 4 Values of u and c for the two-sided case. Iso2001-All rights reserved ili