目录 Preface Acknowledgments of Reviewers and Contributors Key Features Supplements for Students and Instructors Chapter 1 Sampling and Descriptive Statistics Introduction 1.1 Sampling 1.2 Summary Statistics 1.3 Graphical Summaries Chapter 2 Probability Introduction 2.1 Basicldeas 2.2 Counting Methods 2.3 Conditional Probability and Independence 2.4 Random Variables 2.5 Linear Functions of Random Variables 2.6 Jointly Distributed Random Variables Chapter 3 Propagation of Error Introduction 3.1 Measurement Error 3.2 Linear Combinations of Measurements 3.3 Uncertainties for Functions of One Measurement 3.4 Uncertainties for Functions of Several Measurements Chapter 4 Commonly Used Distributions Introduction 4.1 The Bernoulli Distribution 4,2 The Binomial Distribution 4,3 The Poisson Distribution 4.4 Some Other Discrete Distributions 4.5 The Normal Distribution 4.6 The Lognormal Distribution 4.7 The Exponential Distribution 4.8 Some Other Continuous Distributions 4.9 Some Principles of Point Estimation 4.10 Probability Plots 4.11 The Central Limit Theorem 4.12 Simulation Chapter 5 Confidencelntervals Introduction 5.1 Large-Sample Confidence Intervals for a Population Mean 5.2 Confidence Intervals for Proportions 5.3 Small-Sample Confidence Intervals for a Population Mean …… Chapter 6 Hypothesis Testing Chapter 7 Correlation and Simple Linear Regression Chapter 8 Multiple Regression Chapter 9 Factorial Experiments Chapter 10 Statistical Quality Control Appendix A:Tables 804. Appendix B: PartiaI Derivatives Appendix C: Bibliography Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises Index 编辑手记
精彩内容 William Navidi is Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at the Colorado School of Mines.He received his B.A. degree in mathematics from New College, his M.A. in mathematics from Michigan State University,and his Ph.D. in statistics from the University of California at Berkeley. Professor Navidi has authored more than 70 research papers both in statistical theory and in a wide variety of applications includ-ing computer networks, epidemiology, molecular biology, chemical engineering, and geophysics.
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