Statistics 3N03

Statistical Methods for Engineering

Dr P.D.M. Macdonald

2001-2002


Statistics 3N03 is offered by the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at McMaster University.

Any questions, comments or suggestions? Send me an e-mail at pdmmac@mcmaster.ca.

Calendar Description & Course Outline

Introduction to statistical methods and applications: data analysis and statistical methods.

Announcements

Check your Term Marks!!!!

Test #3 and Assignment #3 are marked and may be collected from the shelf in BSB-202.

Learn about CCA (Chromated Copper Arsenate) treated wood - see the United States Environmental Protection Agency Scientific Advisory Panel agenda for October 23-25 2001.

For help getting started with R - see the Exercise #1 RHints page.

Timetable

Monday, Wednesday at 8:30, Friday at 10:30 in BSB-B103

Computer Labs

Course Notes

 Course Resources

Computing Resources

Exercises

These exercises are for self-directed learning. They will not be graded and you do not have to hand them in. However, you will find that writing down your interpretation of the results is an excellent way to clarify your understanding. If you complete your report and submit it to me, I will read it and return it with comments and suggestions.

Assignments

Tests

Test #1 - Solutions

2001-10-04 (Thursday)

19:30-21:30

BSB-244 Computer Lab*

Test #2 - Solutions

2001-11-01 (Thursday)

19:30-20:30

A to H in BSB-B139
I to Z in ABB-136

Test #3 - Solutions

2001-11-22 (Thursday)

19:30-20:30

A to J in BSB-B139
K to Z in JHE-326H

If you are unable to write a test at the scheduled time, please e-mail me at least three days before and arrange to write at either 8:30 or 9:30 on the Friday morning following.

*You must have a valid userid, password and laser printing account for the BSB computer lab when you write Test #1 on October 4. Tests MUST be submitted on paper; electronic submission is NOT permitted.

Some Other Links

Trivia

Learn about these famous statisticians!
Florence Nightingale, William Sealey Gosset and Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher.
George Waddel Snedecor named the F-distribution in honour of Fisher.
Gosset and I both studied at New College, Oxford, but we were not there at the same time.

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