This book sets out statistical methods that can be used in the
preparation, execution, evaluation and interpretation of experiments of
a random nature. It also includes the assessment of test methods used in
high-voltage engineering from a statistical standpoint, and contains
detailed sections on breakdown statistics of typical electrical
insulating arrangements. Separate special areas of mathematical
statistics - such as statistical trial planning, questions of
reliability, and stochastic processes - are mentioned briefly. The
extensive bibliography points the way to more advanced work.
Emphasis is placed on easy comprehension, clarity, visual representation
and practical relevance, and each process is explained using at least
one example. The book is written from the engineer's point of view:
mathematical eduction is dispensed with, while mathematical logic and
terminological accuracy are ensured.
This book is directed both at the practising engineer and at the student
of electrical engineering at the stages of study involving independent
creative experimental activity. Physicists and mathematicians
encountering problems of application will also find the book invaluable.