TY - BOOK AU - Montgomery,Douglas C. AU - Runger,George C. AU - Hubele,Norma Faris TI - Engineering statistics SN - 0471448540 (cloth) U1 - 519.502462 21 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Wiley KW - Statistics KW - Probabilities N1 - CONTENT Chapter 1 The role of statistics in Engineering The engineering method and statistical thinking Collecting engineering data Mechanistic and empirical models Observing processes over time Chapter 2 Data summary and presentation Data summary and display Stem and leaf diagram Histogram Box plot Time series Multivariate data Chapter 3 Random variables and probability distributions Introduction Random variables Probability Important continuous Probability plots Discrete random variable Cumulative distribution etc. Chapter 4 Decision making for a single sample Statistical inference Point estimation Hypotheses Inference on the mean of population variance known Inference on the mean of population variance unknown etc. Chapter 5 Decision making for two samples Introduction Inference on the means of two populations, variances known Inference on the means of two population variances unknown The paired t-test Inference on two population proportions Summary tables for inference procedure for two samples What if we have more than two samples? Chapter 6 Building empirical models Introduction to empirical models Simple linear regression Multiple regression Other aspects of regression Chapter 7 Design of engineering experiments The strategy of experimentation Factorial experiments Fractional replication of a 2k design Response surface methods and design Factorial experiments with more than two levels Chapter 8 Statistical process control Quality improvement and statistics Statistical process control Introduction to control charts X and R control charts Control charts for individual measurements etc. ; Includes index ER -