This market leading text provides a comprehensive introduction to probability and statistics for engineering students in all specialties. Proven, accurate, and lauded for its excellent examples, "Probability and Statistics for Engineering and Science, 8th edition, International Edition" evidences Jay Devore's reputation as an outstanding author and leader in the academic community. Devore emphasizes concepts, models, methodology, and applications as opposed to rigorous mathematical development and derivations. Aided by his lively and realistic examples, students go beyond simply learning about statistics, they also learn how to put statistical methods to use.
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 Hypothese Based on a Single Sample
9. Inferences Based on Two Samples
10. The Analysis of Variance
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