1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456738603321

Autore

Cordova Carlos B

Titolo

The Salvadoran Americans [[electronic resource] /] / Carlos B. Cordova

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2005

ISBN

1-282-41803-3

9786612418037

0-313-06292-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Collana

The New Americans, , 1092-6364

Disciplina

305.868/7284073

Soggetti

Salvadoran Americans

Salvadoran Americans - Social conditions

Immigrants - United States - Social conditions

Electronic books.

El Salvador Emigration and immigration

United States Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; PART I: BACKGROUND; PART II: COMING TO THE UNITED STATES AND STATUS; PART III: ADJUSTMENT AND ADAPTATION; Appendix 1: Notable Salvadorans in the United States; Appendix 2: Salvadoran Immigration to the United States by Year; Glossary of Commonly Used Salvadoran Words; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Salvadorans and other Central Americans have a strong presence in the United States because of the recent civil wars, natural disasters, and resulting economic downturns in the region. Most fled the right-wing death squads that were funded by the Reagan and first Bush Administrations and that targeted civilian populations in the 1980s and 1990s. The war in El Salvador left more than 80,000 people dead and more than 9,000 disappeared. In The Salvadoran Americans, readers will understand the fuller context of Salvadoran and Central American immigration to the United States and how these new Amer



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910876854203321

Autore

Ryan Thomas P

Titolo

Solutions manual to accompany Modern engineering statistics / / Thomas P. Ryan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, 2007

ISBN

9786613445995

9781283445993

1283445999

9780470187548

0470187549

9780470187531

0470187530

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RyanThomas P

Disciplina

519.5

620.0072

Soggetti

Engineering - Statistical methods

Quality control - Statistical methods

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A John Wiley & Sons, Inc., publication."

Nota di contenuto

Solutions Manual to Accompany: Modern Engineering Statistics; Contents; 1 Methods of Collecting and Presenting Data; 2 Measures of Location and Dispersion; 3 Probability and Common Probability Distributions; 4 Point Estimation; 5 Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests-One Sample; 6 Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests-Two Samples; 7 Tolerance Intervals and Prediction Intervals; 8 Simple Linear Regression, Correlation and Calibration; 9 Multiple Regression; 10 Mechanistic Models; 11 Control Charts and Quality Improvement; 12 Design and Analysis of Experiments

13 Measurement System Appraisal14 Reliability Analysis and Life Testing; 15 Analysis of Categorical Data; 16 Distribution-Free Procedures; 17 Tying It All Together

Sommario/riassunto

An introductory perspective on statistical applications in the field of engineering Modern Engineering Statistics presents state-of-the-art



statistical methodology germane to engineering applications. With a nice blend of methodology and applications, this book provides and carefully explains the concepts necessary for students to fully grasp and appreciate contemporary statistical techniques in the context of engineering. With almost thirty years of teaching experience, many of which were spent teaching engineering statistics courses, the author has successfully developed a