ST361: Introduction to Statistics for Engineers

NOTES: (PowerPoint Slides)

• ST 361 Introduction
  
• Graphical Displays Part 1
  
• Graphical Displays Part 2
  
• Measures of Variability Part 1
  
• Variability & Box Plots
  
• Transformations for Mean & Variance
  
• Probability Trees & Laws
  
• Statistical Method to Corroborate Emission Inventories
  
• Section 5.3 Conditional Probability
  
• Probability Random Variables
  
• Probability Models Classic Approach
  
• Expected Value
  
• Standard Deviation
  
• Normal Random Variables
  
• Normal Probability Distributions
  
• Normal Probability Distributions Cont'd
  
• Binomial Distribution
  
• Sample Distirbution
  
• Central Limit Theorem
  
• Confidence Intervals Z Distirubtion
  
• Confidence Intervals T Distirubtion
  
• Prediction Interval for a Single Value
  
• Confidence Interval Pi
  
• Sample Size Power Z T Power Tests
  
• Two Means Test
  
• Two Means Review
  
• Two Means & Contingency Tables
  
• Sample Surveys
  
• Regression
  
• Regression Analysis
  
• Multiple Regression
  
• Putting It All Together
  

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