Title:
Probability and statistics for engineering and the sciences
Author:
Devore, Jay L.
ISBN:
9780495382171
9780495382232
Personal Author:
Edition:
7th ed.
Publication Information:
Belmont, CA : Thomson/Brooks/Cole, c2008.
Physical Description:
xvi, 720 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
General Note:
Previous ed.: 2004.
"International student edition" -- Cover.
Contents:
1. Overview and descriptive statistics -- 2. Probability -- 3. Discrete random variables and probability distributions -- 4. Continuous random variables and probability distributions -- 5. Joint probability distributions and random samples -- 6. Point estimation -- 7. Statistical intervals based on a single sample -- 8. Tests of hypotheses based on a single sample -- 9. Inferences based on two samples -- 10. The analysis of variance -- 11. Multifactor analysis of variance -- 12. Simple linear regression and correlation -- 13. Nonlinear and multiple regression -- 14. Goodness-of-fit tests and categorical data analysis -- 15. Distribution-free procedures -- 16. Quality control methods.