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Preface
General Approach and Mathematical Level
Our emphasis in creating the ninth edition is less on adding new material and more on providing clarity and deeper understanding. This objective was accomplished in part by including new end-of-chapter material that adds connective tissue between chapters. We affectionately call these comments at the end of the chapter “Pot Holes.” They are very useful to remind students of the big picture and how each chapter fits into that picture, and they aid the student in learning about limitations and pitfalls that may result if procedures are misused. A deeper understanding of real-world use of statistics is made available through class projects, which were added in several chapters. These projects provide the opportunity for students alone, or in groups, to gather their own experimental data and draw inferences. In some cases, the work involves a problem whose solution will illustrate the meaning of a concept or provide an empirical understanding of an important statistical result. Some existing examples were expanded and new ones were introduced to create “case studies,” in which commentary is provided to give the student a clear understanding of a statistical concept in the context of a practical situation.
In this edition, we continue to emphasize a balance between theory and applications. Calculus and other types of mathematical support (e.g., linear algebra) are used at about the same level as in previous editions. The coverage of analytical tools in statistics is enhanced with the use of calculus when discussion centers on rules and concepts in probability. Probability distributions and statistical inference are highlighted in Chapters 2 through 10. Linear algebra and matrices are very lightly applied in Chapters 11 through 15, where linear regression and analysis of variance are covered. Students using this text should have had the equivalent of one semester of differential and integral calculus. Linear algebra is helpful but not necessary so long as the section in Chapter 12 on multiple linear regression using matrix algebra is not covered by the instructor. As in previous editions, a large number of exercises that deal with real-life scientific and engineering applications are available to challenge the student. The many data sets associated with the exercises are available for download from the website http://www.pearsonhighered.com/datasets.
Summary of the Changes in the Ninth Edition
• Class projects were added in several chapters to provide a deeper understanding of the real-world use of statistics. Students are asked to produce or gather their own experimental data and draw inferences from these data.
• More case studies were added and others expanded to help students understand the statistical methods being presented in the context of a real-life situation. For example, the interpretation of confidence limits, prediction limits, and tolerance limits is given using a real-life situation.
• “Pot Holes” were added at the end of some chapters and expanded in others. These comments are intended to present each chapter in the context of the big picture and discuss how the chapters relate to one another. They also provide cautions about the possible misuse of statistical techniques presented in the chapter.
• Chapter 1 has been enhanced to include more on single-number statistics as well as graphical techniques. New fundamental material on sampling and experimental design is presented.
• Examples added to Chapter 8 on sampling distributions are intended to motivate P-values and hypothesis testing. This prepares the student for the more challenging material on these topics that will be presented in Chapter 10.
• Chapter 12 contains additional development regarding the effect of a single regression variable in a model in which collinearity with other variables is severe.
• Chapter 15 now introduces material on the important topic of response surface methodology (RSM). The use of noise variables in RSM allows the illustration of mean and variance (dual response surface) modeling.
• The central composite design (CCD) is introduced in Chapter 15.
• More examples are given in Chapter 18, and the discussion of using Bayesian methods for statistical decision making has been enhanced.
Probability & Statistics for Engineers & Scientists (9th Edition)
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