Probability and Statistics for Modern Engineering (The Duxbury Advanced Series in Statistics and Decision Sciences)

Designed to make it easier for prospective engineers to assimilate probability and statistics, this highly regarded text will help them discover how these subjects are relevant to their interests and immediate needs because it has been "engineered" especially for them. At the same time, the text provides readers with the familiar feel common to texts on engineering subjects, helping to make a coursework on probability and statistics a more pleasant and meaningful learning experience. Important features all examples and problems are written with the prospective engineer in mind; wherever possible, real data are used in examples, problems and illustrations; the second edition thoroughly integrates the computer, and many examples are illustrated with printouts using SPSS, SAS and other software.

The current Second Edition of this respected volume offers readers expanded topical coverage; over 800 problems and exercises; a smooth, streamlined presentation; and added flexibility for skipping topics. Consider this title of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Paul G. Hoel, Sidney C. Port, and Charles J. Stone, Introduction to Stochastic Processes (ISBN 0881332674).