Calculateur d'Intervalle de Prédiction

Calculez l'intervalle de prédiction pour une nouvelle observation.

Lower Prediction Limit

39.591

Prediction Margin10.409

Lower Prediction Limit vs Predicted Value (y-hat)

Formule

Prediction Interval for New Observation

A prediction interval estimates the range where a single new observation is likely to fall, accounting for both estimation uncertainty and individual variability.

Simplified Formula (at x-bar)

PI = y-hat ± t × Se × sqrt(1 + 1/n)

Prediction intervals are always wider than confidence intervals for the mean because they must account for individual observation scatter. The full formula also includes a term for distance from x-bar.

Exemple Résolu

Predicted value 50, Se = 5, n = 30, 95% confidence (t = 2.048).

  1. 01sqrt(1 + 1/30) = sqrt(1.0333) = 1.0165
  2. 02Margin = 2.048 × 5 × 1.0165 = 10.41
  3. 03PI: 50 ± 10.41 = (39.59, 60.41)

Questions Fréquentes

How is a prediction interval different from a confidence interval?

A confidence interval estimates where the mean response lies (narrows with more data). A prediction interval estimates where a single new observation will fall (never narrows below Se even with infinite data).

Why is the prediction interval wider far from x-bar?

The full formula includes a term (x0 - x-bar)²/Sxx that increases as you move away from the center of the data. This reflects greater uncertainty in the regression line position at extreme x values.

Can I use prediction intervals for extrapolation?

Technically you can calculate them, but they become unreliable outside the range of observed x values. The linear relationship may not hold, and the intervals will be overly optimistic about prediction accuracy.

Apprendre

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