Applied Statistics for Engineers and Physical Scientists - Softcover

Hogg, Robert V.; Ledolter, Johannes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 002355830X ISBN 13: 9780023558306

Publisher: Macmillan USA, 1991

Synopsis

Written by two of the leading figures in statistics, this highly regarded volume thoroughly addresses the full range of required topics.

Features and Benefits

Provides early discussed fundamental concepts such as variability, graphical representation of data, and randomization and blocking in design of experiments.
Provides a thorough introduction to descriptive statistics, including the importance of understanding variability, representation of data, exploratory data analysis, and time-sequence plots.
Explores principles of probability, probability distributions, and sampling distribution theory.
Discusses regression, design of experiments and their analysis, including factorial and fractional factorial designs.

About this title

About the Author

Johannes Ledolter is a Professor of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences at the University of Iowa as well as a C. Maxwell Stanley Professor of International Operations Management at the Henry B. Tippie College of Business. Ledolter received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Statistics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison along with an M.S degree in Social and Economic Statistics from the University of Vienna. His research interests are in time series analysis, forecasting, and applied statistical modeling. His publications have appeared in Biometrika, Technometrics, Communications in Statistics, and Management Science. He is the co-author of several books including Experimental Design with Applications in Marketing and Service Operations, Introduction to Regression Modeling, Statistical Quality Control, andStatistical Methods for Forecasting.

 

 

Robert V. Hogg, Professor Emeritus of Statistics at the University of Iowa since 2001, received his B.A. in mathematics at the University of Illinois and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics, specializing in actuarial sciences and statistics, from the University of Iowa. Known for his gift of humor and his passion for teaching, Hogg has had far-reaching influence in the field of statistics. Throughout his career, Hogg has played a major role in defining statistics as a unique academic field, and he almost literally "wrote the book" on the subject. He has written more than 70 research articles and co-authored four books including  Introduction of Mathematical Statistics, 6th edition, with J. W. McKean and  A.T. Craig,  as well as  Probability and Statistical Inference, 8th edition and A Brief Course in Mathematical 1st edition, both with E.A. Tanis. His texts have become classroom standards used by hundreds of thousands of students

 

Among the many awards he has received for distinction in teaching, Hogg has been honored at the national level (the Mathematical Association of America Award for Distinguished Teaching), the state level (the Governor's Science Medal for Teaching), and the university level (Collegiate Teaching Award). His important contributions to statistical research have been acknowledged by his election to fellowship standing in the ASA and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.

Synopsis

This text covers fundamental concepts such as variability, graphical representations of data, and randomization and blocking in design of experiments early within the text, providing students with an introduction to descriptive statistics, including the importance of understanding variability, representation of data, exploratory data analysis and time sequence plots.

Edition details

• Publisher: Macmillan USA
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 002355830X
• ISBN 13: 9780023558306
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 472