Dr. Robi Polikar

Office:  136 Rowan Hall

Phone:  256-5372

Office Hours: M: 13-14, open door policy at all other times

Class Meeting: Thursdays 10:50—12:05

 

Syllabus with Tentative Schedule: Download  syllabus

 

This Fall in Probability and Statistics—PS’06 at a Glance

Descriptive statistics, populations and samples, conditional probability, continuous and discrete random variables and their distributions, point estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, , inference on means and variances, z-tests, t-tests, linear and nonlinear regression — plus what the state lottery commission doesn’t want you to know, how and why did the networks mess up the 2000 elections, how certain can you be about the quality of a device, treatment plan—what does the doctor mean with “there is 50% probability of success—all this and more—this semester in Dr. P’s
P & S !!!

Text: Applied Statistics & Probability for Engineers, 4/e, w/ Wiley PLUS

Homework: Ton of them, Quizzes: of course, unannounced, I might add.

Exams: One midterm, one final and a project.

Grading: HW 20% Midterm 20% Quizzes 5-10% Final Exam 25%
               
Project: 20%, Professional conduct 5-10%

Probability & Statistics
In Engineering

ECE 09.400.01 / 09.400.02

Welcome to Dr. P.’s Fall 2006

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