![]() ![]() The second edition of this bestseller is a solutions-oriented text that encourages students to view statistics as a problem-solving tool. ![]() Written in an easy-to-understand style, Statistics for Environmental Engineers, Second Edition consists of 54 short, "stand-alone" chapters. ![]() Chapters are organized around specific case studies, beginning with brief discussions of the appropriate methodologies, followed by analysis of the case study examples, and ending with comments on the strengths and weaknesses of the approaches.Īll chapters address a particular environmental problem or statistical technique and are written in a manner that permits each chapter to be studied independently and in any order. New to this edition:Thirteen new chapters dealing with topics such as experimental design, sizing experiments, tolerance and prediction intervals, time-series modeling and forecasting, transfer function models, weighted least squares, laboratory quality assurance, and specialized control chartsExercises for classroom use or self-study in each chapterImproved graphicsRevisions to all chaptersWhether the topic is displaying data, t-tests, mechanistic model building, nonlinear least squares, confidence intervals, regression, or experimental design, the context is always familiar to environmental scientists and engineers. Case studies are drawn from censored data, detection limits, regulatory standards, treatment plant performance, sampling and measurement errors, hazardous waste, and much more. This revision of a classic text serves as an ideal textbook for students and a valuable reference for any environmental professional working with numbers. Statistics for Environmental Engineers Second Edition Paul Mac Berthouex Linfield C. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Catalog record is available from the Library of Congress LEWIS PUBLISHERS A CRC Press Company Boca Raton London New York Washington, D.C. ![]()
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