Preface |
Roles of Probability and Statistics in Engineering / Chapter 1: |
Introduction / 1.1: |
Uncertainty in Engineering / 1.2: |
Uncertainty Associated with Randomness-The Aleatory Uncertainty / 1.2.1: |
Uncertainty Associated with Imperfect Knowledge-The Epistemic Uncertainty / 1.2.2: |
Design and Decision Making under Uncertainty / 1.3: |
Planning and Design of Transportation Infrastructures / 1.3.1: |
Design of Structures and Machines / 1.3.2: |
Planning and Design of Hydrosystems / 1.3.3: |
Design of Geotechnical Systems / 1.3.4: |
Construction Planning and Management / 1.3.5: |
Photogrammetric, Geodetic, and Surveying Measurements / 1.3.6: |
Applications in Quality Control and Assurance / 1.3.7: |
Concluding Summary / 1.4: |
References |
Fundamentals of Probability Models / Chapter 2: |
Events and Probability / 2.1: |
Characteristics of Problems Involving Probabilities / 2.1.1: |
Estimating Probabilities / 2.1.2: |
Elements of Set Theory-Tools for Defining Events / 2.2: |
Important Definitions / 2.2.1: |
Mathematical Operations of Sets / 2.2.2: |
Mathematics of Probability / 2.3: |
The Addition Rule / 2.3.1: |
Conditional Probability / 2.3.2: |
The Multiplication Rule / 2.3.3: |
The Theorem of Total Probability / 2.3.4: |
The Bayes' Theorem / 2.3.5: |
Problems / 2.4: |
Analytical Models of Random Phenomena / Chapter 3: |
Random Variables and Probability Distribution / 3.1: |
Random Events and Random Variables / 3.1.1: |
Probability Distribution of a Random Variable / 3.1.2: |
Main Descriptors of a Random Variable / 3.1.3: |
Useful Probability Distributions / 3.2: |
The Gaussian (or Normal) Distribution / 3.2.1: |
The Lognormal Distribution / 3.2.2: |
The Bernoulli Sequence and the Binomial Distribution / 3.2.3: |
The Geometric Distribution / 3.2.4: |
The Negative Binomial Distribution / 3.2.5: |
The Poisson Process and the Poisson Distribution / 3.2.6: |
The Exponential Distribution / 3.2.7: |
The Gamma Distribution / 3.2.8: |
The Hypergeometric Distribution / 3.2.9: |
The Beta Distribution / 3.2.10: |
Other Useful Distributions / 3.2.11: |
Multiple Random Variables / 3.3: |
Joint and Conditional Probability Distributions / 3.3.1: |
Covariance and Correlation / 3.3.2: |
Functions of Random Variables / 3.4: |
Derived Probability Distributions / 4.1: |
Function of a Single Random Variable / 4.2.1: |
Function of Multiple Random Variables / 4.2.2: |
Extreme Value Distributions / 4.2.3: |
Moments of Functions of Random Variables / 4.3: |
Mathematical Expectations of a Function / 4.3.1: |
Mean and Variance of a General Function / 4.3.2: |
Computer-Based Numerical and Simulation Methods in Probability / 4.4: |
Numerical and Simulations Methods / 5.1: |
Essentials of Monte Carlo Simulation / 5.2.1: |
Numerical Examples / 5.2.2: |
Problems Involving Aleatory and Epistemic Uncertainties / 5.2.3: |
MCS Involving Correlated Random Variables / 5.2.4: |
References and Softwares / 5.3: |
Statistical Inferences from Observational Data / Chapter 6: |
Role of Statistical Inference in Engineering / 6.1: |
Statistical Estimation of Parameters / 6.2: |
Random Sampling and Point Estimation / 6.2.1: |
Sampling Distributions / 6.2.2: |
Testing of Hypotheses / 6.3: |
Hypothesis Test Procedure / 6.3.1: |
Confidence Intervals / 6.4: |
Confidence Interval of the Mean / 6.4.1: |
Confidence Interval of the Proportion / 6.4.2: |
Confidence Interval of the Variance / 6.4.3: |
Measurement Theory / 6.5: |
Determination of Probability Distribution Models / 6.6: |
Probability Papers / 7.1: |
Utility and Plotting Position / 7.2.1: |
The Normal Probability Paper / 7.2.2: |
The Lognormal Probability Paper / 7.2.3: |
Construction of General Probability Papers / 7.2.4: |
Testing Goodness-of-Fit of Distribution Models / 7.3: |
The Chi-Square Test for Goodness-of-Fit / 7.3.1: |
The Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) Test for Goodness-of-Fit / 7.3.2: |
The Anderson-Darling Test for Goodness-of-Fit / 7.3.3: |
Invariance in the Asymptotic Forms of Extremal Distributions / 7.4: |
Regression and Correlation Analyses / 7.5: |
Fundamentals of Linear Regression Analysis / 8.1: |
Regression with Constant Variance / 8.2.1: |
Variance in Regression Analysis / 8.2.2: |
Confidence Intervals in Regression / 8.2.3: |
Correlation Analysis / 8.3: |
Estimation of the Correlation Coefficient / 8.3.1: |
Regression of Normal Variates / 8.3.2: |
Linear Regression with Nonconstant Variance / 8.4: |
Multiple Linear Regression / 8.5: |
Nonlinear Regression / 8.6: |
Applications of Regression Analysis in Engineering / 8.7: |
The Bayesian Approach / 8.8: |
Estimation of Parameters / 9.1: |
Basic Concepts-The Discrete Case / 9.2: |
The Continuous Case / 9.3: |
General Formulation / 9.3.1: |
A Special Application of the Bayesian Updating Process / 9.3.2: |
Bayesian Concept in Sampling Theory / 9.4: |
Sampling from Normal Populations / 9.4.1: |
Error in Estimation / 9.4.3: |
The Utility of Conjugate Distributions / 9.4.4: |
Estimation of Two Parameters / 9.5: |
Bayesian Regression and Correlation Analyses / 9.6: |
Linear Regression / 9.6.1: |
Updating the Regression Parameters / 9.6.2: |
Elements of Quality Assurance and Acceptance Sampling / 9.6.3: |
Appendices |
Probability Tables / Appendix A: |
Standard Normal Probabilities / Table A.1: |
CDF of the Binomial Distribution / Table A.2: |
Critical Values of t-Distribution at Confidence Level (1-[alpha]) = p / Table A.3: |
Critical Values of the x[superscript 2] Distribution at probability Level [alpha] / Table A.4: |
Critical Values of D[superscript alpha subscript n] at Significance Level [alpha] in the K-S Test / Table A.5: |
Critical Values of the Anderson-Darling Goodness-of-Fit Test / Table A.6: |
Combinatorial Formulas / Appendix B: |
The Basic Relation / B.1: |
The Binomial Coefficient / B.3: |
The Multinomial Coefficient / B.4: |
Stirling's Formula / B.5: |
Derivation of the Poisson Distribution / Appendix C: |
Index |
Preface |
Roles of Probability and Statistics in Engineering / Chapter 1: |
Introduction / 1.1: |