Statistics for Chemical Engineers: From Data to Models to Decisions

Build a firm foundation for studying statistical modelling, data science, and machine learning with this practical introduction to statistics, written with chemical engineers in mind. It introduces a data-model-decision approach to applying statistical methods to real-world chemical engineering challenges, establishes links between statistics, probability, linear algebra, calculus, and optimization, and covers classical and modern topics such as uncertainty quantification, risk modelling, and decision-making under uncertainty. Over 100 worked examples using Matlab and Python demonstrate how to apply theory to practice, with over 70 end-of-chapter problems to reinforce student learning, and key topics are introduced using a modular structure, which supports learning at a range of paces and levels. Requiring only a basic understanding of calculus and linear algebra, this textbook is the ideal introduction for undergraduate students in chemical engineering, and a valuable preparatory text for advanced courses in data science and machine learning with chemical engineering applications.

• | Author: Victor M. Zavala
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 25, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 650 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 1009541897
• | ISBN-13: 9781009541893