Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers

This book is designed as a supplement to an introductory undergraduate or graduate course for mathematics, science and engineering students of all disciplines. the text covers all major aspects of engineering statistics, including descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, statistical test and confidence intervals for one and two samples and curve fitting, correlation, regression, chi-square tests, and analysis of variance. The book continues to maintain a student-friendly approach and numerical problem solving orientation. Presentations are limited to very basic topics to serve as an introduction to advance topics in those areas of discipline. The purpose of the book is to present the principles and concepts of Probability and Statistics as relevant to student learning.

Table of Contents

Numerical Descriptive Measures/ Probability/ Random Variables and Probability Distributions/ Sampling Distributions/ Estimation/ Hypothesis Testing/ Curve Fitting, Regression and Correlation/ Chi-Square Tests/ Analysis of Variance/ Appendices.

Author Biography

Dr V Dukkipati Rao is Prof, Chair and Director of the Graduate Programme of the Dept of Mechanical Engineering at Fairfield University, Connecticut, USA. He also serves as an adjunct professor int he Mechanical Engineering Department at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. He gained his doctorate from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA in 1973. his specialized areas of teaching and research include mechanical design, mechanics, vibrations, control systems, economy and reliability, quality control, improvement and management, vehicle dynamics, and accident reconstruction. He has to his credit over 300 technical papers and 50 books and is a fellow of ASME and CSME.