Statistical methods for engineers and scientists

Requiring no previous statistical training, the Third Edition of this authoritative, practical text details the fundamentals of applied statistics and experimental design - presenting a unified approach to data handling that emphasizes the analysis of variance, regression analysis, and the use of Statistical Analysis System (SAS) computer programs. Keeping abstract theorizing to a minimum, Statistical Methods for Engineers and Scientists, Third Edition integrates a broad range of essential topics ... discusses modern nonparametric methods ... contains information on statistical process control and reliability ... supplies fault and event trees ... furnishes numerous additional end-of-chapter problems and worked examples ... evaluates the relative advantages and limitations of the most widely used experimental designs ... and more.