Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (with CD-ROM) [Hardcover]

Anthony J. Hayter (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0495107573 | ISBN-13: 978-0495107576 | Publication Date: February 3, 2006 | Edition: 3

The new edition of Anthony Hayter's book continues in the same student-oriented vein that has made previous editions successful. Because Tony Hayter teaches and conducts research at a premier engineering school, he is in touch with engineers daily and understands their vocabulary. This leads to a clear and more readable writing style that students understand and appreciate. Additionally, because of his intimacy with the professional community, Hayter includes many high-interest examples and datasets that keep students' attention throughout the term. PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS employs a flexible approach with regard to the use of computer tools. Because the book is not tied to a particular software package, instructors may choose the program that best suits their needs. However, the book does provide substantial computer output (using MINITAB and other programs) to give students the necessary practice in interpreting output. "Computer Note" sections offer tips for using various software packages to perform analysis of the datasets, which can be downloaded from the website. Through the use of extensive examples and datasets, the book illustrates the importance of statistical data collection and analysis for students in the fields of aerospace, biochemical, civil, electrical, environmental, industrial, mechanical, and textile engineering, as well as for students in physics, chemistry, computing, biology, management, and mathematics.

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Ph.D Cornell University --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 832 pages
• Publisher: Duxbury Press; 3 edition (February 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0495107573
• ISBN-13: 978-0495107576
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jon Davis, March 2, 2005

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Jonathan M. Davis (Atlanta, Ga) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (Hardcover)

as was mentioned Hayter is an ISyE professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. FYI i'm an ISyE student at the GIT.

The Good: The explanation of the theory and examples are excellent, (and i really don't do well with P-theory naturally) and what i really like is the kind of examples he uses: machine breakdowns, part failures, fabrication tolerences etc...i had another intro stats book that never broke away from colored balls and die and cards...also the solutions manual that goes along with the book does better than average at actually showing you how the problem was solved and includes a lot of prose explanation along with the math.

The Bad: part of the bad is good, which is he revisits the same examples throughout the book so you are already very familiar with the scenario (ie..in chapt 2 there is an example considering metal cylinder thickness, and the same example, same pmf or pdf and numbers, etc will be used in chapter three to illustrate more complex ideas)...the bad part is that he doesn't restate the original scenario in the problems at the end of the section so you have to flip back and find it to remember what the distribution was or what the state space or any of the specifics of the problem....and this can become cumbersome when in problem after problem you have to go back and look up the details... i know this is saving redundant printing; maybe i'm just lazy

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars too bad the title limits its audience, October 2, 2003

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This review is from: Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (Hardcover)

I teach statistics and research methods to political science and public administration/policy students, and I've found this book to be the best comprehensive text on introductory statistics. It beats all statistics texts I've seen written for the social sciences. It's too bad the title of this text and its examples limit its audience, because social science classes could use its clear explanations of the methods.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome presentation, great examples!, November 4, 2004

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reviewer 1707 (Ames, IA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (Hardcover)

This book is the best book I've encountered for explaining the fundamentals of probability and statistics. The arrangement of topics is right on the money and the explanations are clear. The book's most impressive feature, however, is the large number of example problems and the illustrations that go with them. This book will be refreshing to those students disgusted by the esoteric (or at least confusing) style found in most other university statistics books, yet Hayter still manages to provide enough of the mathematical details to avoid "watering down" the content.