Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers

The text provides a practical approach oriented to engineering as well as chemical and physical sciences. Students learn how the material will be relevant in their careers through the integration throughout of unique problem sets that reflect realistic applications and situations. Applied Statistics, 6th Edition is suitable for either a one- or two-term course in probability and statistics. New to This Edition Because computer-intensive methods are so important in the modern use of statistics, material on the bootstrap and its use in constructing confidence intervals has been added Increased emphasis on the use of P-value in hypothesis testing, throughout the text Explanations throughout the book have been refined to clarify the concepts, making them easier for students to understand. The introductory chapter on hypothesis testing now includes coverage of equivalence testing, a technique widely used in the biopharmaceutical industry, but which also has widespread applications in other areas. Combining P-values when performing multiple tests is included. Many new examples have been added and the homework exercises have been almost entirely revised. The Wiley Advantage Real Engineering Applications: Treatment of all topics is oriented towards real engineering applications. In the probability chapters, the authors do not emphasize counting methods or artificial applications such as gambling. Real Data, Real Engineering Situations: Examples and exercises throughout the text use real data and real engineering situations. This motivates students to learn new concepts and gives them a taste of practical engineering experience. Probability: Coverage of probability is lively and interesting. It is complete, but carefully presented at an appropriate level of depth for the course Regression Modeling, DOE, and SQC: Uniquely thorough amount of coverage of regression modeling, design of engineering experiments, and statistical process control makes the book useful as a reference for many important topics. WileyPLUS is a research-based online environment for effective teaching and learning. WileyPLUS is packed with interactive study tools and resources–including the complete online textbook–to give your students more value for their money. Chapter 1 The Role of Statistics in Engineering Chapter 2 Probability Chapter 3 Discrete Random Variables and Probability Distributions Chapter 4 Continuous Random Variables and Probability Distributions Chapter 5 Joint Probability Distributions Chapter 6 Descriptive Statistics Chapter 7 Sampling Distributions and Point Estimation of Parameters Chapter 8 Statistical Intervals for a Single Sample Chapter 9 Tests of Hypotheses for a Single Sample Chapter 10 Statistical Inference for Two Samples Chapter 11 Simple Linear Regression and Correlation Chapter 12 Multiple Linear Regression Chapter 13 Design and Analysis of Single-Factor Experiments: The Analysis of Variance Chapter 14 Design of Experiments with Several Factors Chapter 15 Statistical Quality Control Appendices This text brings statistical tools to engineers and scientists who design and develop new products, new manufacturing systems and processes and who improve existing systems. The text provides a practical approach oriented to engineering as well as chemical and physical sciences. Students learn how the material will be relevant in their careers through the integration throughout of unique problem sets that reflect realistic applications and situations. Applied Statistics, 6th Edition is suitable for either a one- or two-term course in probability and statistics "This best-selling engineering statistics text provides a practical approach that is more oriented to engineering and the chemical and physical sciences than many similar texts. It is packed with unique problem sets that reflect realistic situations engineers will encounter in their working lives. This text shows how statistics, the science of data is just as important for engineers as the mechanical, electrical, and materials sciences"-- Provided by publisher