Practical Engineering Statistics

DANIEL SCHIFF is a consulting engineer and was formerly ChiefScientist of Assurance Technology Corporation. Dr. Schiff receivedhis PhD in nuclear physics, holds six U.S. patents, and is aregistered professional engineer in Massachusetts. His current workincludes energy efficient design, statistical analysis, and shockand vibration analysis. He is the author of Dynamic Analysis andFailure Modes of Simple Structures, also published by Wiley.

RALPH B. D'AGOSTINO is Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, PublicHealth and Law at Boston University, and formerly Chairman of theMathematics Department. In addition, Dr. D'Agostino is Director ofthe University's Statistics and Consulting Unit. He is an activeresearcher and consultant to both government and industry, a Fellowof the American Statistical Association and recipient of theMetcalf Cup and Prize for Excellence in Teaching at BostonUniversity. He is coauthor of Factor Analysis: An Applied Approach(with E. E. Coreton) and Goodness-of-Fit Techniques (with M. A.Stephens).