ST 371
INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND DISTRIBUTION THEORY
Section 001 For Mature, Motivated, Disciplined
Students
If a man will begin with certainties he
will end with doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall
end in certainties.
Francis Bacon, Advancement of Learning
If you don't believe in random sampling, the next time you have a blood test tell the doctor to take it all.
Statistics myths this course will disprove:
Myth1: "If I had one hour left to live, I would live it in statistics
class because it would seem to last forever!"
A student's lament
Myth 2: "If it moves, it's biology; if it changes color, it's
chemistry; if it breaks, it's physics; if it puts you to sleep, it's statistics.
Bob Hogg, University of Iowa
Myth 3: Math class is tough!
Barbie's 1992 voice chip by Mattell
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Instructor
Thomas W. Reiland
This course will be a
hit....
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- Associate Professor of Statistics and Operations Research
- Department of Statistics
- 215A Patterson Hall
- Box 8203, Raleigh, NC 27695-8203
- tel: (919) 515-1939
- fax: (919) 515-7591
- FedX: 2501 Founders Dr., Room 201
- Email:
reiland@stat.ncsu.edu
...and positively
impact your future
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Beginning of Semester
Fall 2004
Welcome to Section 001 of ST 371!!
Our first class meeting will be 9:50-11:05 Thursday, August 19 in Dabney Room 124
Throughout the semester we will meet in Dabney, Room 124, T TH, 9:50 - 11:05. Check Registration and Records now to be certain that you are enrolled in the class.
IMPORTANT ITEMS
- Webassign will be used for homework submission.
- EMAIL I will frequently communicate with the class using email. The email address that I will use to contact you is the address on file at Registration and Records. Be certain that this address is the one to which you want your course-related email sent. This will ensure that you receive important course information in a timely manner. You can change your email address at the Registration and Records homepage by clicking on the TRACS LINK.
- AUTOMATING CALCULATIONS To be successful in this course you will find it very helpful to automate calculations. I strongly advise that you become familiar with the statistical capabilities of your favorite calculator, MS Excel, or any other software program you prefer to use.
- COURSE TEXT The text for the course is Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences, 6 ed., by Jay Devore, 2004, Brooks Cole Publishing Co.
See you the first day of class!