Engineering Statistics Internet Handbook

What is the Engineering Statistics Internet (ESI) Handbook?

The Engineering Statistics Internet Handbook, jointly developed by NIST and SEMATECH, is aimed at helping engineers, scientists, and managers incorporate statistical methods into their work more efficiently and effectively.

Major features include:

  • Engineering question orientation
  • Practical problem solving approach
  • Graphics approach
  • Real data sets and case studies taken from semiconductor manufacturing and other industries
  • Interactive capability for users to run case studies and analyze their own data using DataPlotTM (NIST downloadable software)
  • Other software examples are also included

Who are the intended users?

  • Engineers, managers and scientists trying to answer questions and make decisions using the best statistical techniques readily available.
  • Educators who want to quickly construct short customized modules using Handbook materials and examples.

What does the ESI Handbook cover?

  1. Exploratory Data Analysis
  2. Measurement Process Characterization
  3. Production Process Characterization
  4. Process Modeling
  5. Process Improvement
  6. Process or Product Monitoring and Control
  7. Product and Process Comparisons
  8. Assessment of Product Reliability