STAT 330 (002): Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the

Sciences
3 credits Fall 2019

Instructor: Dr. Afroza Polin Classroom: JHSW 243

Email: polina@uwstout.edu Class Time: MWF 2:30 PM – 3:25 PM
Phone: 715.232.2393
Office: 219 JHSW

Course Pages:
1. https://uwsto.instructure.com/courses/201714

Office Hours: MW 12:30-2:30 PM, Friday 12:30-1:30 PM.

Please feel free to stop by anytime if I am in my office or write an email to make appointment.

Textbooks:

• Jay L. Devore, Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences, 9th edition.

Objectives: The students will have an idea about the basic principles of exploratory data analysis and
probability. Students will learn about various probability distributions, statistical inference and linear
models. They will have the opportunities to apply these concepts to the real life data sets using statistical
software.

Software: Minitab / R

Tentative Course Outline:

1. Chapter 1: Overview and Descriptive Statistics

2. Chapter 2: Probability

3. Chapter 3: Discrete Random Variables and Probability Distributions

4. Chapter 4: Continuous Random Variables and Probability

Distributions

5. Chapter 5: Joint Probability Distributions and Random Samples

6. Chapter 6: Point Estimation

7. Chapter 7: Statistical Intervals based on random samples

8. Chapter 8: Tests of Hypotheses based on a Single Sample

9. Chapter 9: Inferences Based on Two Samples

10. Chapter 10: The Analysis of Variance

11. Chapter 12: Simple Linear Regression and Correlation

Grading Policy: Homework and quizzes (30%), Midterm 1 (20%), Midterm 2 (20%), Final (30%).

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Course Policies:

• Attendance: Regular attendance is essential and expected, the instructor will not take any make up
classes for your absence.

• Home works: Homework will be assigned through WeBWork (https://webwork.uwstout.edu/

webwork2/stat-330-001-002-003-fa19/). Students are required to submit their homework by the
posted due dates. Maximum two home works will be considered for late submission during the entire
semester.

• Exams: No makeup exams or quizzes unless there is some unavoidable circumstances. Student needs
to contact the instructor in advance and provides appropriate documents to schedule a make up exam,
it may add 10% penalties.

Grading Scale: Final letter grades will be assigned according to the following percentages:

A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F

93 90 87 83 80 77 73 70 67 63 60 <60

Academic Misconduct: Students are responsible for the honest completion and representation of their
work, for the appropriate citation of sources, and for respect of others’ academic endeavors. Students
who violate these standards must be confronted and must accept the consequences of their actions. The
disciplinary procedures can be found on the Student Academic Misconduct/Academic Discipline Procedure
website.

Electronic Devices: All electronic devices should be silent during the class time. If you need to answer
an emergency call, please leave the classroom and come back when you are done. No electronic devices are
allowed during the quiz or exam, and there is no exception.

Students with Disabilities: University of Wisconsin-Stout provides upon request appropriate academic
accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. For more information contact University Disability
Services(120 RSSLLC) (https://www.uwstout.edu/disability).

Tutoring: You are always encouraged to see me for help. In addition, math instructors and math tutors
are available in JHSW 236 (schedule is posted on the door).

Important Dates:

• Midterm 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 4, 2019

• Midterm 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 1, 2019

• Final Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8:00 - 9:50 AM) December 19 , 2019

• Last day to drop without mark of ”W” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 17, 2019

• Last day to drop without mark of ”WU” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 4, 2019

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