STAT 509: Statistics for Engineers
Section 002, Fall 2009
Class Meetings: TTh 11:00am -12:15pm, LC210A
Instructor: Lianming Wang
Office: LeConte 209C
Office Phone: 777-2834
Course website: http://www.stat.sc.edu/~wangl/stat509_fall09.html
E-mail: wang99@mailbox.sc.edu
Office Hours: MWTh 1:00pm - 2:00pm or by appointment.
Description: Basic probability and statistics with applications and examples in engineering.
Elementary probability, random variables and their distributions, random processes, statistical
inference (including estimation, prediction and hypothesis testing), and application to quality
assurance, process control, reliability and life testing. 3 credit hours. Prereq: MATH 142 or
equivalent.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand and be able to correctly use basic statistical terminology.
2. Recognize and evaluate variation in data using descriptive statistics, basic parameter
estimation and hypothesis testing.
3. Compare data sets using descriptive statistics, parameter estimation, and hypothesis
testing.
4. Understand Binomial, Poisson, normal, and exponential distributions and be able to apply
them to engineering phenomena.
5. Recognize and evaluate relationships between two variables using correlation coefficient
and simple linear regression.
6. Understand and be able to apply simple principles of probability, parameter estimation,
hypothesis testing, and simple linear regression to engineering applications.
Textbook: Principles of Statistics for Engineers and Scientists by William Navidi. ISBN: 978-0-
07-337634-9.
Content to be covered: Chapter 1 ~ 8 of the text. Homework problems are from textbook.
Attendance: It is expected that all students attend all classes. Pop quizzes will be given.
Grading: Grading Scale:
3 tests (20% each) 60% A 90-100% C 70-76.9%
Homework 10% B+ 87-89.9% D+ 67-69.9%
Quizzes 5% B 80-86.9% D 60-66/9%
Comprehensive Final Exam 25% C+ 77-79.9% F Less than 60%
TOTAL 100%
Details on Graded Assignments:
Mid-term exams (60%) : Three in-class exams will be given. The first is on Thursday,
September 17th, the second on Thursday, October 22h, and the third on Thursday, November
19th.
Final Exam (25%): The final exam for this course will be comprehensive and will take place
on Saturday, December 12th at 9:00 AM in LC210A.
Homework (10%): There are 7 homework assignments in total and they are due every two
weeks. No late homework is accepted.
Graduate Students: Graduate students taking this course will be required to do a course
project, which will be assigned at mid-semester (after the second mid-term exam). It will
account for 10% of your grade, while the final exam will only account for 15% of your
grade.