Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.2 Symbols
4 Prediction intervals
4.1 General
4.2 Comparison with other types of statistical interval
4.2.1 Choice of type of interval
4.2.2 Comparison with a statistical tolerance interval
4.2.3 Comparison with a confidence interval for the mean
5 Prediction intervals for all observations in a further
sample from a normally distributed population with unknown
population standard deviation
5.1 One-sided intervals
5.2 Symmetric two-sided intervals
5.3 Prediction intervals for non-normally distributed
populations that can be transformed to normality
5.4 Determination of a suitable initial sample size, n,
for a given maximum value of the prediction interval
factor, k
5.5 Determination of the confidence level corresponding
to a given prediction interval
6 Prediction intervals for all observations in a further
sample from a normally distributed population with known
population standard deviation
6.1 One-sided intervals
6.2 Symmetric two-sided intervals
6.3 Prediction intervals for non-normally distributed
populations that can be transformed to normality
6.4 Determination of a suitable initial sample size, n,
for a given value of k
6.5 Determination of the confidence level corresponding
to a given prediction interval
7 Prediction intervals for the mean of a further sample
from a normally distributed population
8 Distribution-free prediction intervals
8.1 General
8.2 One-sided intervals
8.3 Two-sided intervals
Annex A (normative) Tables of one-sided prediction interval
factors, k, for unknown population standard deviation
Annex B (normative) Tables of two-sided prediction interval
factors, k, for unknown population standard deviation
Annex C (normative) Tables of one-sided prediction interval
factors, k, for known population standard deviation
Annex D (normative) Tables of two-sided prediction interval
factors, k, for known population standard deviation
Annex E (normative) Tables of sample sizes for one-sided
distribution-free prediction intervals
Annex F (normative) Tables of sample sizes for two-sided
distribution-free prediction intervals
Annex G (normative) Interpolating in the tables
Annex H (informative) Statistical theory underlying the tables
Bibliography