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Distribution Platform Preferences -- Default Prediction Interval Generation

kgbrown1963 — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:21:40 GMT

I would like to set up the default for the Distribution platform (Continuous variable) to automatically (by default) generate Prediction Intervals (two-sided 0.95, n =1) so that I can capture the results into a Data Table using a JSL script. I see several defaults (e.g., confidence, tolerance, etc.) that can be set in the Preferences menu for the Distribution platform, but not any for Prediction Intervals (PI's). I know that I can generate PI's for multiple distribution results by Ctrl-clicking the "Prediction Interval" selection from the Results drop-down menu, but I would rather have these generated by default, so I can capture the results into a Data Table using a JSL script. I do not believe the "Ctrl-click" PI selection is "scriptable." From a previous post (and thank you all), I know how to generate the desired combined Data Table after I have the PI results.

I have just started using JMP Student Version 18.2.0; I had JMP Pro until this year.

Re: Distribution Platform Preferences -- Default Prediction Interval Generation

jthi — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:26:58 GMT

There really isn't many things that are not scriptable in JMP. By Ctrl+Click do you mean broadcasting? So you have multiple distributions and wish to use same settings for all of them?

Names Default To Here(1);
dt = Open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp");
obj = dt << Distribution(Column(:Height, :Weight));
obj << Prediction Interval(0.95, 1);

Re: Distribution Platform Preferences -- Default Prediction Interval Generation

kgbrown1963 — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 23:40:31 GMT

Jarmo,

I apologize for my slow response. When I suggested that the "Ctrl-click" PI selection was not "scriptable," I (mistakenly) meant that the selection does not show in the JMP log. However, your suggestion does appear to give me the desired results when I add the PL option to the Distribution platform call, e.g.:

obj = dt << Distribution(Column(:Height, :Weight), Prediction Interval(0.95, 1) );

Thank you for your help.

Kevin

Re: Distribution Platform Preferences -- Default Prediction Interval Generation

jthi — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:23:03 GMT

For me it does get recorded to the log if I do it manually first. I have this report

And if I copy script from red triangle I get the following


Distribution(
	Continuous Distribution(
		Column(:height),
		Process Capability(0),
		Prediction Interval(0.95, 1)
	)
);

And if I close the platform (that is the moment when log gets the "proper" script for the platform, otherwise it is just Launch script if even that)