ChE Tulsa University

STAT 3813 Statistical Methods for Scientists & Engineers
Option for Required Elective for ChE program

Catalog Description:  Elementary probability.  Random variables and distributions.   Tests of significance. Test of hypotheses.  Elementary experimental design.  Simple regression.  Correlation. 

Prerequisites:  Math 2014

Corequisites: None

Prerequisites by Topic:  One semester of calculus

Textbook:   Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, Second Edition, Devore and Farnum, Duxbury Press, 2005

Other Required Material:  None

Course Objectives: Introduction to statistical methods

Topics Covered:

1. Data Distributions
2. Numerical Summary Measures
3. Bivariate and Multivariate Data and Distributions
4. Probability and Sampling Distributions
5. Estimation and Statistical Intervals
6. Testing Statistical Hypotheses
7. nference for Simple and Multiple Linear Regression
8. Statistical Quality Control

Class/Laboratory Schedule:

Professional Component Contribution: 

Learning statistical tools to assist in solving real-world science and engineering problems.

Relationship to Program Outcomes: 

• Outcome a:  This course requires the students to apply their knowledge of mathematics.
• Outcome e:  This course provides statistical tools to assist in solving real-world science and engineering problems

Prepared by:  Peyton Cook