Statistics and Probability Theory - In Pursuit of Engineering Decision Support

This book provides the reader with the basic skills and tools
of statistics and probability in the context of engineering modeling and analysis. The emphasis is on the application and the reasoning behind the application of these skills and tools for the purpose of enhancing decision making in engineering.

The purpose of the book is to ensure that the reader will acquire the required theoretical basis and technical skills such as to feel comfortable with the theory of basic statistics and probability. Moreover, in this book, as opposed to many standard books on the same subject, the perspective is to focus on the use of the theory for the purpose of engineering model building and decision making. This work is suitable for readers with little or no prior knowledge on the subject of statistics and probability.

List of contents

Engineering decisions under uncertainty.- Basic probability theory.- Descriptive statistics.- Uncertainty modelling.- Estimation and model building.- Methods of structural reliability.- Bayesian decision analysis.

Summary

This book provides the reader with the basic skills and tools
of statistics and probability in the context of engineering modeling and analysis. The emphasis is on the application and the reasoning behind the application of these skills and tools for the purpose of enhancing  decision making in engineering.

The purpose of the book is to ensure that the reader will acquire the required theoretical basis and technical skills such as to feel comfortable with the theory of basic statistics and probability. Moreover, in this book, as opposed to many standard books on the same subject, the perspective is to focus on the use of the theory for the purpose of engineering model building and decision making.  This work is suitable for readers with little or no prior knowledge on the subject of statistics and probability.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Havbro Faber
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.04.2014
• EAN: 9789401785303
• ISBN: 978-94-0-178530-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 236 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 324 g
• Illustrations: XVI, 192 p.
• Series: Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality; Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous; B, Statistics, engineering, quality control, Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes, reliability, Probability & statistics, Probabilities, Stochastics, Probability Theory, Industrial safety, Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk, Security Science and Technology