STAT 3450

Basic Statistics for Engineers

Head of Geology Library & Map Room
Mathematical Sciences Librarian
Science Education Specialist

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Danny Dotson
Contact:
180E Geology Library
Orton Hall
614-688-0053

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Sampling, Summary measures, Graphical Plots

Probability Rules, Equally likely outcomes

Conditional Probability, independence

Discrete Random Variables, Probability mass function, cmf

Expected Values & variances

Continuous RVs, density & distribution functions

Means and variances of continuous RVs

Random sample, sample mean, propagation of error

Binomial distribution

Normal (Gaussian) distribution

Linear combination of normal RVs; normal prob. plots

Central Limit Theorem; Normal approx.to binomial

Confidence int. for mean of normal pop, var. known

Sample size calc.

t intervals for means of normal pop

Hypothesis tests for population means; large sample

Significance levels; p-values

t-tests, Power

Power

Two-sample t-tests and confidence intervals

Two-sample t-tests and CIs; One-way ANOVA, F-test

One factor experiments; Randomization, F-test; ANOVA

Two factor experiments two-way ANOVA, Blocking

Randomized complete block design; 2p factorial expts.

2p factorial expts; Prob. plots; Main effects

Fractional Factorial Design

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