Probability and Statistics

Statistics is a mathematical science relating to the collection, analysis, and presentation of data. Statistics are employed to understand data and make informed decisions throughout the natural and social sciences, medicine, business, and other areas.

Mathematical statistics is important in engineering particularly in mass production, the analysis or experiments and in assessment of reliability..reference ( Failure Distributions .. ).

Short notes on the various fundamental terms used in statistics are provided on the Statistics Fundamentals page.

Statistics notes