A Solution Manual For the Book: Probability and Statistics: For Engineering and the Sciences by Jay L. Devore.

Probability and statistics are one of the most important applied mathematical subjects of modern times. An understanding of probability theory is essential to understanding such things as politics, weather reports, genetics, sports, medical tests, and insurance policies. Statistics is the science of learning from data. As the amount of data has grown, having statistical knowledge and the ability to analyse this data has become more and more important.

Most scientific disciplines require at least one or two semesters of coursework in these subjects in addition many companies ask probability/statistical questions to interview candidates in hopes of excluding people who don't have enough knowledge of the basics. Many quantitative type jobs now consider this material to be ``required knowledge'' for further consideration as a candidate.

To guarantee that my understanding was as strong as possible, I worked all of the problems from the text and this solution manual is the result. The solutions are described in great detail (the book is almost 570 pages long), presenting all of the intermediate steps so that each step is easy to follow. This gives students a way to check their answers and ensure that they took the correct steps to arrive at an answer. This is a great way to develop stronger skills in these two very important area of mathematics.

The problems from this book were worked out of the seventh edition of the textbook. I don't believe there are significant differences between the editions however.

For the first few weeks of the semester I'll be offering this solution manual at a greatly reduced price. I do this so that buying the solution manual is ``low risk''. If you find that the manual helps your understanding as you work the problems in the book please consider writing a book review on Amazon. I have spent a huge amount of time in working these problems and I feel the resulting manual is a very helpful study tool.

Best of luck with your studies,

John