Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (7th Edition) |  | Authors: Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond H. Myers, Sharon L. Myers, Keying Ye, Keying Yee
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 513576
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 7
Pages: 730
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Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 6.7 x 1.3
ISBN: 0130415294
Dewey Decimal Number: 519.02462
EAN: 9780130415295
ASIN: 0130415294
Publication Date: January 2002
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Product Description
This classic book provides a rigorous introduction to basic probability theory and statistical inference that is motivated by interesting, relevant applications. It assumes readers have a background in calculus, and offers a unique balance of theory and methodology. Chapter topics cover an introduction to statistics and data analysis, probability, random variables and probability distributions, mathematical expectation, some discrete probability distributions, some continuous probability distributions, functions of random variables, fundamental sampling distributions and data descriptions, one- and two-sample estimation problems, one- and two-sample tests of hypotheses, simple linear regression and correlation, multiple linear regression and certain nonlinear regression models, one factor experiments: general, factorial experiments (two or more factors), 2k factorial experiments and fractions, nonparametric statistics, and statistical quality control. For individuals trying to apply statistical concepts to real-life, and analyze and interpret data.
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 No errata??? September 16, 2009
John J. Trammell (Minneapolis, MN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm floored that I'm shelling out $100 for this textbook and the publisher make *no* errata available for download. I've been using this textbook for all of a week, and I've already found two mistakes in chapter 2 alone. Chapter 2 is stuff I already *know*. What am I supposed to do for material I'm learning?
 Helpful September 12, 2009
Gail Wagshall (Florida)
This book does a pretty good job of explaining the problems and how they got the answer. I would definitely recommend it.
 It is what it is July 20, 2009
K. Butler (USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is very good at what it sets out to do. It manages to efficiently and masterfully destroy any shred of interest and enthusiasm that a student may have for the subject of mathematical probability and statistics. At least that is what I figured the book set out to do after reading a few chapters. It is this feature that results in me finding the title most puzzling, as it seems to make the book out to be of an educational nature. How curious...
Very bad January 29, 2009
Brian Gordon
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book takes you through chapter after chapter of methodologies for solving specific types of problems without teaching you any fundamental concepts first. And by "takes you through" I mean a page or two telling you why you need that chapter, a page or two of inscrutable, barely-explained formulas, and pages of impossible exercises that test you on material nowhere to be found in the examples.
It's unbelievable to me how many errors there are in this book considering it's the eighth edition. When you're staring at the pages for hours trying to figure out how something works from the scant examples, nothing's worse than the suspicion that the book itself is wrong.
Profs, do not require this book!
Student Solutions Manual for Probability & Statistics for Engineers & Scientists November 3, 2008
Jana Fuston (Portland, OR)
This student solutions manual has been very handy in my class. I have used it for all of the homework and it has helped considerably.
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