STAT 354 -- Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
Syllabus prepared by Mr. Don Faxon


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INSTRUCTOR:  D. Faxon Room 228A, ST I          
Office: 993-1989  Home: 660-6883

PREREQUISITE: STAT 344 -- Applied Probability for Engineers and Scientists, 
or equivalent.

TEXT: Devore, Jay L. (1991), Probability and Statistics for
Engineering and the Sciences, 3rd Ed Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 
Pacific Grove, California.

Outline of Topics

Probability Review - Chapters 1 thru 5
Point Estimation - Chapter 6
Interval Estimation - Chapter 7
Tests of Hypotheses - Chapter 8
Two-Sample Inference - Chapter 9
Analysis of Variance - Chapters 10 & 11

MID-TERM

Linear Regression & Correlation - Chapter 12
Nonlinear & Multiple Regression - Chapter 13
Analysis of Categorical Data - Chapter 14
Distribution-Free Procedures - Chapter 15
Quality Control Methods - Chapter 16

REVIEW

Grading Scheme

 20%   Practical Exercises
 20%   Problem Set I   Chapters 5 thru 11
 20%   Problem Set II  Chapter 12 thru 16
 20%   Mid-Term Exam
 20%   Final  Exam