In this entry we seek to put into perspective some of the ways in which statistical methods contribute to modern engineering practice. Engineers design and oversee the production, operation, and maintenance of the products and systems that under-gird modern technological society. Their work is...

In this note we examine the relevance of Sheppard s correction for variances and (both the original and a valid weak form of) the so-called quantization noise model to understanding the effects of integer-rounding on continuous random variables. We further consider whether there is any real...