STA 113 STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS
Instructor:
- Mark Vangel
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- Office: 217 Old Chemistry Building
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- Phone: 684 8064
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- e-mail: mark@stat.duke.edu
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Office Hours
- Mo 2:00-3:00
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- We 2:00-3:00
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Text: Applied Statistics and Porbability for
Engineers
by Montgomery and Runger, John Wiley and Sons
About the course: the course is an introduction to
statistical reasoning, and includes an introduction to the necessary elements
of probability theory. Applications in various branches of engineering
will be stressed. Understanding of each of the topics relies on the
material preceding it: it is important to master each topic as soon as
it is covered.
Homework
Weekly problem sets are due in recitation class (F);
The lowest two homeworks will be dropped. Beyond this
late homework will not be accepted.
You can work on homeworks in groups of 2 to 4 students each, or you
can work alone. See Group Work Rules for a
few comments and rules about group work on the homework assignments.
See the Assignments page for current
homework problems, hints and solutions.
Grading
Exams and homeworks will be weighted by the following percentages:
- Homework 25%
- 1st Exam 25%
- 2nd Exam 25%
- 3rd Exam 25%
- No Final
For more details see grading page.
Computing
In the STAT 113 homepage you will find a self-guided
Introduction to
using MINITAB for descriptive statistics and simple statistical
analyses.
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