Probability & statistics for engineers & scientists /
Probability and statistics for engineers and scientists
Ronald E. Walpole ... [et al.].
- 8th ed.
- Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007.
- xxiii, 816 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [737]-740) and index.
Contents: Introductions to statistics and data analysis -- Probability -- Random variables and probability distributions -- Mathematical expectation -- Some discrete probability distributions -- Some continuous probability distributions -- Functions of random variables (optional) -- Fundamental sampling distribution and data descriptions -- One- and two-sample estimation problems -- One- and two-sample tests of hypotheses -- Simple linear regression and correlation -- Multiple linear regression and certain nonlinear regression models -- One-factor experiments; general -- Factorial experiments ( two or more factors) 2k Factorial experiments and fractions -- Nonparametric statistics -- Statistical quality control -- Bayesian statistics (optional)