Statistics and probability for engineering applications with Microsoft Excel

• Main Author: DeCoursey, W. J ((William J.))
• Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
• Format: Electronic Book
• Language: English
• Published: Burlington, MA Newnes c2003
• Subjects: Αξιοπιστία (Μηχανική); Μηχανική > Στατιστικές μέθοδοι

More than ever, American industry especially the semiconductor industry is using statistical methods to improve its competitive edge in the world market. It is becoming more imperative that graduate engineers have solid statistical know-how, yet engineers in industry typically are not well-prepared...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Statistics and Probability for Engineers; Basic Probability and Its Engineering Applications; Descriptive Statistics: Summary Numbers; Grouped Frequencies and Graphical Descriptions; Probability Distributions of Discrete Variables; Probability Distributions of Continuous Variables; The Normal Distribution; Sampling and Combination of Variables; Statistical Inferences for the Mean; Statistical Inferences for Variance and Proportion; Design of Experiments; Analysis of Variance; Chi-squared Test for Frequency Distributions; Regression and Correlation; Engineering Problem Solver; Sources of Further Information; Appendices