Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, International Edition

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PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS, 4E, International Edition continues the approach that has made previous editions successful. As a teacher and researcher at a premier engineering school, author Tony Hayter is in touch with engineers daily-and understands their vocabulary. The result of this familiarity with the professional community is a clear and readable writing style that readers understand and appreciate, as well as high-interest, relevant examples and data sets that hold readers' attention. A flexible approach to the use of computer tools includes tips for using various software packages as well as computer output (using MINITAB and other programs) that offers practice in interpreting output. Extensive use of examples and data sets illustrates the importance of statistical data collection and analysis for students in a variety of engineering areas as well as for students in physics, chemistry, computing, biology, management, and mathematics.

1. PROBABILITY THEORY. Probabilities. Events. Combinations of Events. Conditional Probability. Probabilities of Event Intersections. Posterior Probabilities. Counting Techniques. 2. RANDOM VARIABLES. Discrete Random Variables. Continuous Random Variables. The Expectation of a Random Variable. The Variance of a Random Variable. Jointly Distributed Random Variables. Combinations and Functions of Random Variables. 3. DISCRETE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS. The Binomial Distribution. The Geometric and Negative Binomial Distributions. The Hypergeometric Distribution. The Poisson Distribution. The Multinomial Distribution. 4. CONTINUOUS PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS. The Uniform Distribution. The Exponential Distribution. The Gamma Distribution. The Weibull Distribution. The Beta Distribution. 5. THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION. Probability Calculations Using the Normal Distribution. Linear Combinations of Normal Random Variables. Approximating Distributions with the Normal Distribution. Distributions Related to the Normal Distribution. 6. DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS. Experimentation. Data Presentation. Sample Statistics. Examples. 7. STATISTICAL ESTIMATION AND SAMPLING DISTRIBUTIONS. Point Estimates. Properties of Point Estimates. Sampling Distributions. Constructing Parameter Estimates. 8. INFERENCES ON A POPULATION MEAN. Confidence Intervals. Hypothesis Testing. Summary. 9. COMPARING TWO POPULATION MEANS. Introduction. Analysis of Paired Samples. Analysis of Independent Samples. Summary. 10. DISCRETE DATA ANALYSIS. Inferences on a Population Proportion. Comparing Two Population Proportions. Goodness-of-Fit Tests for One-Way Contingency Tables. Testing for Independence in Two-Way Contingency Tables. 11. THE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE. One Factor Analysis of Variance. Randomized Block Designs. 12. SIMPLE LINEAR REGRESSION AND CORRELATION. The Simple Linear Regression Model. Fitting the Regression Line. Inferences on the Slope Parameter ss1. Inferences on the Regression Line. Prediction Intervals for Future Response Values. The Analysis of Variance Tables. Residual Analysis. Variable Transformation. Correlation Analysis. 13. MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION AND NONLINEAR REGRESSION. Introduction to Multiple Linear Regression. Examples of Multiple Linear Regression. Matrix Algebra Formulation of Multiple Linear Regression. Evaluating Model Adequacy. Nonlinear Regression. 14. MULTIFACTOR EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS. Experiments with Two Factors. Experiments with Three or More Factors. 15. NONPARAMETRIC STATISTICAL ANALYSIS. The Analysis of a Single Population. Comparing Two Populations. Comparing Three or More Populations. 16. QUALITY CONTROL METHODS. Introduction. Statistical Process Control. Variable Control Charts. Attribute Control Charts. Acceptance Sampling. 17. RELIABILITY ANALYSIS AND LIFE TESTING. System Reliability. Modeling Failure Rates. Life Testing. Tables. Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems. Index.