Probability and Statistics

This book is designed for engineering students studying for the core paper on probability and statistics. The topics have been dealt in a coherent manner, supported by illustrations for better compre¬hension. Each chapter is replete with examples and exercises. The book also has numerous Multiple Ch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Reddy, E. Keshava (-)
Autor Corporativo: E. Keshava Reddy (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Noida : Pearson India 2015.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Always learning.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Probability and Stastics
  • Roadmap to the Syllabus
  • Contents
  • List of Symbols
  • Chapter 1 Probability
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Sets and Set Operations
  • 1.3 Principle of Counting
  • 1.4 Permutations and Combinations
  • 1.5 Binomial Expansion
  • 1.6 Introduction to Probability
  • 1.7 Axioms of ­Probability
  • 1.8 Basic Theorems
  • 1.9 Conditional Probability and Independent Events
  • 1.10 Theorem of Total Probability (or the Rule of Elimination)
  • 1.11 Bayes' Theorem or Rule
  • Exercises
  • Multiple Choice Questions
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Chapter 2 Probability Distribution
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Random Variables
  • 2.3 Probability Distribution
  • 2.4 Expectation or Mean or Expected Value
  • 2.5 Variance and Standard Deviation
  • 2.6 Probability Density Functions
  • 2.7 Chebyshev's Theorem
  • Exercises
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Chapter 3 Special Distribution
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Binomial (Bernoulli) Distribution
  • 3.3 Poisson Distribution
  • 3.4 Uniform Distribution
  • 3.5 Exponential Distribution
  • 3.6 Normal Distribution
  • Exercises
  • Multiple Choice Questions
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Chapter 4 Sampling Distributions
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Population and Sample
  • 4.3 Sampling Distribution
  • 4.4 Sampling Distribution of Means (σ Known)
  • 4.5 Sampling Distribution of ­Proportions
  • 4.6 Sampling Distribution of Differences and Sums
  • 4.7 Sampling Distribution of Means (σ Unknown): t-Distribution
  • 4.8 Chi-square (χ2) Distribution
  • 4.9 Sampling Distribution of Variance s 2
  • 4.10 Snedecor's F-Distribution
  • 4.11 Fisher's z-Distribution
  • Exercises
  • Multiple Choice Questions
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Chapter 5 Estimation Theory
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Statistical Inference
  • 5.3 Point Estimation
  • 5.4 Interval Estimation
  • 5.5 Bayesian Estimation
  • Exercises
  • Fill in the Blanks.
  • Chapter 6 Inferences Concerning Means and Proportions
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Statistical Hypotheses
  • 6.3 Tests of Hypotheses and ­Significance
  • 6.4 Type I and Type II Errors
  • 6.5 Levels of Significance
  • 6.6 Statistical Test of Hypothesis Procedure
  • 6.7 Reasoning of Statistical Test of Hypothesis
  • 6.8 Inference Concerning Two Means
  • Exercises
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Chapter 7 Tests of Significance
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Test for One Mean (Small Sample)
  • 7.3 Test for Two Means
  • 7.4 Test of Hypothesis
  • 7.5 Analysis of r × c Tables (Contingency Tables)
  • 7.6 Goodness-of-Fit Test: χ2 ­Distribution
  • 7.7 Estimation of Proportions
  • Exercises
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Chapter 8 Curve Fitting: Regression and Correlation Analysis
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Linear Regression
  • 8.3 Regression Analysis
  • 8.4 Inferences Based on Least Squares Estimation
  • 8.5 Multiple Regression
  • 8.6 Correlation Analysis
  • 8.7 Least Squares Line in Terms of Sample Variances and Covariance
  • 8.8 Standard Error of Estimate
  • 8.9 Spearman's Rank Correlation
  • 8.10 Correlation for Bivariate Frequency Distribution
  • Exercises
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Chapter 9 Analysis of Variance
  • 9.1 Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
  • 9.2 What is ANOVA?
  • 9.3 The Basic Principle 0f Anova
  • 9.4 Anova Technique
  • 9.5 Setting Up Analysis of Variance Table
  • 9.6 Shortcut Method For One-Way Anova
  • 9.7 Coding Method
  • 9.8 Two-Way Anova
  • 9.9 Anova in Latin-Square Design
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 10 Statistical Quality Control
  • 10.1 Properties of Control Charts
  • 10.2 Shewhart Control Charts for Measurements
  • 10.3 Shewhart Control Charts for Attributes
  • 10.4 Tolerance Limits
  • 10.5 Acceptance Sampling
  • 10.6 Two-stage Acceptance Sampling
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 11 Queueing Theory
  • 11.1 Introduction
  • 11.2 Queues or Waiting Lines.
  • 11.3 Elements of a Basic Queueing System
  • 11.4 Description of a Queueing System
  • 11.5 Classification of Queueing Systems
  • 11.6 Queueing Problem
  • 11.7 States of Queueing Theory
  • 11.8 Probability Distribution in Queueing Systems
  • 11.9 Kendall's Notation for ­Representing Queueing ­Models
  • 11.10 Basic Probabilistic Queueing Models
  • Exercises
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Appendix A: Test Based on Normal Distributions
  • Appendix B: Statistical Tables
  • Appendix C: Basic Results
  • Additional Solved Problems
  • Index.