CONTENTS 1. Statistics in Engineering 1 2. Introduction to Probability 16 3. Analysis of Discrete Random Variables 67 4. Analysis of Continuous Random Variables 109 5. Analysis of Joint Probability Distributions 153 6. An Explanation of Random Sampling and Data Description 198 7. Point Estimation of Parameters and Sampling Distributions 229 8. Analysis of Statistical Intervals : Single Sample 258 9. Tests of Hypothese : Single Sample 290 10. Statistical Inference : Two Samples 344 11. Analysis of Simple Linear Regression and Correlation 391 12. Analysis of Multiple Linear Regression 435 13. Designing and Analyzing Single Factor Experiments 500 14. Designing Experiments with Several Factors 538 15. Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics 618 16. Introduction to Statistical Process Control 644 APPENDICES A-0 APPENDICES A : Statistical Tables and Charts A-1 APPENDICES B : Answers to Selected Exercises A-29 APPENDICES C : Bibliography available at www.wiley.com/college/montgomery GLOSSARY G-1 INDEX I-O APPLICATIONS IN EXAMPLES AND EXERCISES CONTINUED E-O