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Statistics 3N03 and 3J04 are offered by the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at McMaster University.
Any questions, comments or suggestions? Send an e-mail to me at pdmmac@mcmaster.ca.
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All tests and assignments are now marked and the marks are posted.
The STATS 3J04 term marks show Dr Guo's tutorial mark. Tests and assignments can be collected from HH-210 when I am in; please call before coming. Check your STATS 3N03 or STATS 3J04 term marks online. The lecture notes shown in class have been scanned and are available online. Please copy Tables I to V from the text and bring them to all tests and the Final Exam. |
STATS 3N03: Statistical Methods for Engineering
Introduction to statistical methods and applications: data analysis and statistical methods.
STATS 3J04: Probability and Statistics for Engineering
Introduction to probability, data analysis, statistical inference, regression, correlation and analysis of variance, applications to civil and environmental engineering.
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 13:30 in MDCL-1102
STATS 3J04 has an additional class with Dr Yiping Guo each Tuesday at 9:30 in BSB-236.
Montgomery, D.C. & Runger, G.C. (2003) Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, Third Edition, Wiley.
This book will be useful as a statistics and experimental design handbook in later courses and after you graduate.
Click here to get a list of errata for the text (pdf file).
Drop-in computer labs will be held in BSB-241 19:30-20:30 on Thursday September 16 and Monday-Thursday September 20-23 and 27-30.
You must have a valid userid, password and laser printing account for the lab!
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You want the "Precompiled binary distribution", not the "source code". For Windows installation, go to the link for "Windows (95 and later)", open folder "base", and click on rw2001.exe to download the installer. Run rw2001.exe to install R on your computer. |
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Because you are running R in Windows, not UNIX, you should skip the Introduction, which is mostly about UNIX, and begin with Entering Data. |
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.
The slots for submitting assignments are on the wall beside HH-105.
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STATS 3N03: 2004-10-04 (Monday) STATS 3J04: 2004-10-05 (Tuesday) MAKEUP: 2004-10-06 (Wednesday) |
19:00-21:00 19:00-21:00 08:30-10:30 |
BSB-241, 242, 244, 245 Computer Labs* BSB-241, 244, 245 Computer Labs* BSB-241 Computer Lab* |
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2004-11-04 (Thursday) |
18:45-19:45 |
STATS 3N03 |
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2004-11-25 (Thursday) |
18:45-19:45 |
STATS 3N03 |
Aids permitted: Any calculators, any mathematical or statistical tables, one sheet of notes (8.5" x 11", one side only).
*You must have a valid userid, password and laser printing account for the BSB computer lab when you write Test #1. Tests MUST be submitted on paper; electronic submission is NOT permitted.
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I was in Washington, DC, September 9-10 serving on a Scientific Advisory Panel for the US Environmental Protection Agency, on "Fumigant Bystander Exposure Model: SOil Fumigant Exposure Assessment System (SOFEA)" and will be there again November 30 - December 3 for "Dimethoate: Issues Related to Hazard and Dose Response Assessment," "Use of Pharmacokinetic Data to Refine Carbaryl Risk Estimates from Oral and Dermal Exposure" and "The N-methyl Carbamate Cumulative Risk Assessment: Strategies and Methodologies for Exposure Assessment." These are public hearings to review the methodology the EPA proposes to use. Why is it important to have statisticians on these panels? Learn about these famous statisticians! |