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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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If you still have marked work to pick up, please see me during office hours. I have corrected Assignment #3 solutions Q5. Exam Period Office Hours: I will be available by appointment Dec 12-15. I have written up the class notes from December 2 - "Which analysis should I do?" Check your STATS 3N03 and STATS 3J04 term marks 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.
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 11:30 in MDCL-1105
STATS 3J04 has an additional class with Dr S. Dickson each Friday at 10:30 in BSB-120.
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. Wiley provides a list of errata for the text and other online resources for Students and Instructors.
Dalgaard, P. (2002) Introductory Statistics with R, Springer.
Optional reference text.
Drop-in computer labs will be held 19:30-20:30, Monday to Thursday, September 19-22 and 26-29, in BSB-242.
You must have a valid userid, password and laser printing account for the lab!
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 rw2011.exe to download the installer. Run rw2011.exe to install R on your computer.
Because you are running R in Windows, not UNIX, you should skip the Introduction, which is mostly about UNIX, and begin with Entering Data. Note that the tutorial uses _ instead of <- but this practice is deprecated so you should always use <-.
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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Test #1a** Test #1b** |
MAKEUP 1: 2005-10-04 (Tuesday) STATS 3N03: 2005-10-04 (Tuesday) MAKEUP 2: 2005-10-06 (Thursday) STATS 3J04: 2005-10-06 (Thursday) |
14:30-16:30 19:00-21:00 08:30-10:30 19:00-21:00 |
KTH-B123 Computer Lab* BSB Computer Labs* BSB-244 Computer Lab* BSB Computer Labs* |
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2005-11-04 (Friday) MAKEUP: 2005-11-08 (Tuesday) |
11:30-12:25 13:30-14:20 |
STATS 3N03: MDCL-1105 REF-102 |
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2005-11-25 |
11:30-12:25 |
STATS 3N03: MDCL-1105 |
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.
**If you have a conflict on your assigned evening, you may write on the other evening or on Thursday morning. Please e-mail me at least 3 days before the test if you need to take an alternative time.
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I was in Washington, DC, August 23-26 serving on a Scientific Advisory Panel for the US Environmental Protection Agency, on "Preliminary N-Methyl Carbamate Cumulative Risk 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! |