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Title:
Schaum's outlines : statistics for engineers
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Schaum's outline series
Publication Information:
New York : McGraw-Hill Companies, c2011
Physical Description:
viii, 280 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
ISBN:
9780071736466
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Includes index

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The ideal review for your statistics course geared toward engineering

More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's Outlines for their expert knowledge and helpful solved problems. Written by renowned experts in their respective fields, Schaum's Outlines cover everything from math to science, nursing to language. The main feature for all these books is the solved problems. Step-by-step, authors walk readers through coming up with solutions to exercises in their topic of choice.

Concise explanations of the topics covered in statistics courses designed for students in engineering and the hard sciences Relevant examples and end-of-chapter questions motivate you and reinforce acquired skills Hundreds of solved problems Complete integration of EXCEL, MINITAB, SPSS, SAS, and STATISTIX software output as used in today's college statistics classes Detailed explanations and practice problems in all areas of engineering statistics Instructions for reading and interpreting today's most popular statistical software packages Comprehensive review of advanced topics such as analysis of variance and quality management programs Practice in basic problem-solving skills in calculus-based statistics


Author Notes

Larry J. Stephens is professor of mathematics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and has over 35 years of experience teaching mathematics and statistics. He is the author of Schaum's Outline of Beginning Statistics and Advanced Statistics Demystified and the co-author of Schaum's Outline of Statistics .


Table of Contents

1 Statistical Software and Engineering Statistics: Output from EXCEL, MINITAB, SPSS, SAS, and STATISTIX
2 Graphical Displays of Data and Statistical Measurements
3 Properties of Probability
4 Random Variables and Their Distributions
5 Probability Densities
6 Sampling Distributions
7 Inferences Concerning Means
8 Inferences Concerning Variances
9 Inferences Concerning Proportions
10 Advanced Topics in Engineering Statistics: Nonparametric Statistics, Curve Fitting, Analysis of Variance, Quality Management Programs