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SSE2193 L1 Updated 9july10
SSE2193 L1 Updated 9july10
Student Learning
Teaching and Learning Activities
Time (hours)
1. Face-to-Face Learning
a. Lecturer-Centered Learning
b. Revision 53
c. Assessment Preparations 9
3. Formal Assessment
a. Continuous Assessment 3
b. Final Exam 3
Total (SLT) 120
Week Activities
Basic Statistics: Statistics in Engineering, Data description; Experiments and
1
sampling, Histograms, Alternative types of plot,
Probabilities of Random Events : Interpretations of probability, Sample space and
2 events, Axioms of probability, Conditional probability, Independence. Random
Variables: Univariate (Probability functions, Properties and Expected Values)
Special probability distributions: binomial, poisson, negative binomial,
3
hypergeometric, geometric,
exponential, erlang, gamma, weibull, normal, lognormal distribution; random
4
variables for simulation.
Sampling Distributions: Central limit theorem, sampling distributions for mean and
5 proportion,sampling distributions for the difference between two means and sampling
distributions for the difference between two proportions.
Estimation: Point and interval estimations, confidence intervals for mean, variance,
6
and proportion from a single population. (Test 1)
confidence intervals for the difference between two means, confidence interval for
7 the ratio of variances, and confidence intervals for the difference between two
proportions from two populations.
Tests of Hypotheses: Tests for mean, variance and proportion from a single
8
population,
9-10 Mid-semester break
tests for the difference between two means, for the ratio of variances, and for the
11
difference between two proportions from two populations.
12 Goodness-of-fit test, independence test and homogeneity test.
Analysis of Variance: Designing Engineering Experiments, Completely Randomized
13
Single-Factor Experiment.
14 One-way ANOVA for equal and unequal sample sizes. (Test 2)
Simple Linear Regression and Correlation: Scatter diagram, simple linear
15 regression model, properties of least squares estimators, test for linearity of
regression, confidence intervals,
Adequacy of regression model, Transformation, Pearson product moment correlation
16
coefficient, Spearman Rank Correlation
16 - 18 Revision Week & Final Examination
References
Course Text:
1. Montgomery, D. C. and Runger, G. C. (2007) Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers.4th
ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons. (QA276.12 M68 2007)
Other References:
1. Montgomery, D. C., Runger, G. C., and Hubele, N. F. (2007).Engineering Statistics.4th ed. New
York: John Wiley & Sons. (QA276.12 M665 2007)
2. Ledolter, J., Hogg, R. V. (2010). Applied Statistics for Engineers and Physical Scientists. 3rd ed.
New Jersey : Pearson Prentice Hall (TA340 L42 2010)
3. Walpole, R.E and Myers, R.H. (2006). Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists. 8th
Edition. Prentice Hall: New Jersey. (TA340 P76 2006)
Assessment:
No. of
No. Type of Assessment % each % total Date/ Time / Venue
Assessment
W6
1 Test 1 1 15% 15 [21 Aug 2010 – Saturday,
10 – 11 am, MSI]
W14
2 Test 2 1 25% 25 [13 Oct 2010 – Wednesday,
8 – 9.30 pm, MSI]
Examination week
4 Final Examination 1 50% 50
(Comprehensive)