An introduction to statistics for scientists and technologists
By: Richard Boddy, Gordon Smith.
Contributors: Smith, Gordon
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780470746646
Subjects: Science -- Statistical methods; Technology -- Statistical methods
Description: "This book presents a broad range of methods which form the core of a statistical toolkit required by scientists and technologists,   including descriptive statistics (e.g. mean, median, standard deviation), inference (confidence intervals), significance testing for one mean, two means, two standard deviations, distributions (Normal, Binomial, Poisson), exploratory data analysis (box plots), nonparametric methods, regression and correlation, cusum charts for plotting data over time and detecting changesA hands-on, practical approach to statistics for those with little background in the subject    Introduces a broad range of methods which form the core of a statistical toolkit required by scientists and technologists, presented from descriptive statistics to nonparametric methods  Includes a supporting website, providing software to aid tutorials  Based on practical courses given to scientists and technologists of all levels  Combines realistic case studies and examples with a practical approach to statistical analysis"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.