Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) (Available Titles CengageNOW)

Jay L. Devore

ISBN 10: 0534399339 / ISBN 13: 9780534399337

Published by Duxbury Press, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) (Available Titles CengageNOW)
• Publisher: Duxbury Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534399339
• ISBN 13: 9780534399337
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 3.2 pounds

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Synopsis

This market-leading text provides a comprehensive introduction to probability and statistics for students in engineering and the physical and natural sciences. It is a proven, accurate book with great examples from an outstanding author, Jay Devore. Through the use of lively and realistic examples, students go beyond simply learning about statistics--they actually experience its potential. The book emphasizes concepts, models, methodology and applications, as opposed to rigorous mathematical development and derivations.

About the Author

Jay Devore is Professor Emeritus of Statistics at California Polytechnic State University. He earned his undergraduate degree in Engineering Science from the University of California at Berkeley, spent a year at the University of Sheffield in England, and finished his Ph.D. in statistics at Stanford University. Jay previously taught at the University of Florida and at Oberlin College and has had visiting appointments at Stanford, Harvard, the University of Washington, New York University, and Columbia University. From 1998 to 2006, he served as Chair of the Statistics Department. In addition to this book, Jay has written several widely used engineering statistics texts and a book in applied mathematical statistics. He recently coauthored a text in probability and stochastic processes. He is the recipient of a distinguished teaching award from Cal Poly, is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association , and has served several terms as an Associate Editor of the "Journal of the American Statistical Association." In his spare time, he enjoys reading, cooking and eating good food, tennis, and travel to faraway places. He is especially proud of his wife, Carol, a retired elementary school teacher, his daughter Allison, who has held several high-level positions in nonprofit organizations in Boston and New York City, and his daughter Teresa, an ESL teacher in New York City.