Applied Statistics ENGR 610

Course Policies and Syllabus Fall 2004

 

Course Information

Instructor          :  Joe Fuller

Office               :  Gullickson Hall 115

Office Phone    :  304 696-6204

Email                :  fullerj@marshall.edu

 

 

Office Hours on Huntington Campus

            Tuesday 8:30-10:00, 2:00-3:00

            Wednesday 10-12:00 even weeks of the semester

            Thursday 8:30-10:00, 2:00-3:00

            Friday 8:30-12:00

 

 

Office Hours on South Charleston Campus

            Wednesday 2:30-4:00 odd weeks of the semester

            Wednesday 6:30-8:00 odd weeks of the semester (If students wish to stay)

 

 

Required Textbook

Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists: Using Microsoft Excel and Minitab

By Levine, Ramsey, Smidt

Prentice Hall 0-13-488801-4

 

 

Resources and Prerequisites

Students need to have access to Microsoft Excel and access to the Internet.  Students should have had undergraduate calculus and undergraduate statistics is a plus.

 

Course Grade Components

Homework and

Class Participation        20%

Exam 1             20%

Exam 2             20%

Exam 3             20%

Final Project                 20%

 

 

Homework and Exams

Students will be asked to turn in homework on a near weekly basis.  Students may work on homework assignments in groups.  It is up to you to decide if you are working together or copying.  Students who spend an appropriate amount of time on the homework will generally be well prepared for the examinations.  Even if you work in groups, each student must submit his/her assignment on separate sheets of paper with enough detail that they may be graded.

 

 

Attendance

Attendance is expected at every class meeting  - note that class participation is a significant proportion of your grade.  Class attendance is mandatory on exam nights.  If you miss an exam due to University Excused absence or medical emergency, you may be allowed to take a makeup.

 

 

Final Project

Each student will perform a statistical study on an approved data set.  The final report should contain

  • Summary (executive summary)
  • Introduction and Overview
  • Experimental Approach
  • Conclusions
  • References

 

This study may be retrospective or prospective.

 

Tentative Course Outline

Below is a tentative outline for the course.  This outline is subject to change based on the ability of the students and on the necessity to adjust the time for a given topic.

 

Week 1

 

Inttoduction- Describing Experimental Data

Chapters 1,2, &3

Week 2

Discrete Probability Distributions

Chapter 4

Week 3

Continuous Probability Distributions

Chapter 5

Week 4

Estimates of the Mean and Confidence Limits

Chapter 8

Week 5

Exam 1

 

Week 6

Hypothesis Testing

Chapter 9

Week 7

Hypothesis Testing

Chapter 9

Week 8

Hypothesis Testing

Chapter 9

Week 9

Design of Experiments

Chapter 11

Week 10

Design of Experiments

Chapter 11

Week 11

Exam 2

Turn in project outline

 

Week 12

Simple Linear Regression

Chapter 12

Week 13

Multiple Regression

Chapter 13

Week 14

More Regression

Chapter 13

Week 15

Wrap up and review.

Final Projects Due

 

Week 16

Exam 3

 

 

Objectives

When the student has completed this course

  1. He/she will be able to recognize a good statistical study and a poor study.  He/she will be able to critically analyze the design and the interpretations of the study.
  2. The student will be able to perform statistical analyses on data sets related to his/her master’s thesis.