Statistics

• ST 361: Introduction to Statistics for Engineers
• STAT 251: Basic Statistics I

ST 361: Introduction to Statistics for Engineers

Self-paced Correspondence

Introduces statistical techniques useful to engineers and physical scientists. Includes elementary probability, frequency distributions, sampling variation, estimation of means and standard deviations, basic design of experiments, confidence intervals, significance tests, and elementary least squares curve fitting.

• Instructor: Jeffrey Thompson, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: NC State University
• Credit Hours: 3. Credit is not allowed for both ST 361 and 370 or 380.
• Submitted Assignments: 11
• Prerequisite: College algebra
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Text

• Hogg and Ledolter, Applied Statistics for Engineers and Physical Scientists, 2nd edition (1992)

You may purchase the textbook at the Higher Grounds bookstore in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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STAT 251: Basic Statistics I

Self-paced Correspondence

This course is temporarily closed to enrollment. This introductory statistics course includes collecting, presenting, and displaying data; statistical description, including measures of central tendency and variation; statistical inference, including estimating population values, testing hypotheses, and quality control; regression, correlation, and time series analysis; design of experiments; and probability and probability distributions.

• Instructor: Vinod Manglik, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: Elizabeth City State University
• Credit Hours: 3
• Submitted Assignments: 13
• A sample course syllabus is not available at this time.

Required Text

• Bluman, Elementary Statistics, A Step By Step Approach, 6th edition (2007)

Optional Texts

• Student Study Guide to accompany Elementary Statistics, 6th edition (2007)
• Student's Solutions Manual to accompany Elementary Statistics, 6th edition (2007)

You may purchase the textbooks at the Higher Grounds bookstore in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

Other Requirements

• Access to a CD player is required.
• Students will be required to rent (or purchase) and view a film (from a list provided) and have access to a VHS or DVD player.

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