Introduction to probability and statistics for engineers and scientists /

This book provides an introduction to applied probability and statistics for engineering or science majors. The book places emphasis on the manner in which probability yields insight into statistical problems, ultimately resulting in an intuitive understanding of the statistical procedures most ofte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ross, Sheldon M. (Author)
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London, UK ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, 2014.
Edition:	Fifth edition.
Subjects:	Probabilities. Mathematical statistics. Engineering > Statistical methods. Probability Probabilités. Statistique mathématique. Ingénierie > Méthodes statistiques. probability. Engineering > Statistical methods Mathematical statistics Probabilities Statistik Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction to statistics
Descriptive statistics
Elements of probability
Random variables and expectation
Special random variables
Distributions of sampling statistics
Parameter estimation
Hypothesis testing
Regression
Analysis of variance
Goodness of fit tests and categorical data analysis
Nonparametric hypothesis tests
Quality control
Life testing
Simulation, bootstrap statistical methods, and permutation tests.