STAT 509 HOME PAGE: FALL 2025

STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS

Instructor: Joshua M. Tebbs

Office: LeConte 217
Office Hours: 10:30-12:30 TTh

Section 001: 8:30-9:45 TTh in LeConte 224
Section 007: 1:15-2:30 TTh in Callcott 102


Teaching Assistant: Sijian Fan

email: sfan@email.sc.edu

 

Office: LeConte 204

Office Hours: 10:00-12:00 MWF


Resources:

·         Syllabus: (Section 001) (Section 007)

·         Course notes*

* This is not the complete set of course notes for STAT 509. The complete set will consist of 12 chapters.


References: These are the articles and other resources referenced in the notes and homework assignments.

·         Liu et al. (1996)

·         Montgomery and Runger (2018)

·         Xu et al. (2003)


Homework: These assignments are due in class on the due date shown. Do not send me your assignments by email.

·         Homework 1: Due Thursday, September 4 (Solutions). Covers Chapter 2.

·         Homework 2: Due Thursday, September 11 (Solutions). Covers Chapter 3.

·         Homework 3: Due Thursday, September 18 (Solutions). Covers Chapter 4.

·         Homework 4: Due Thursday, September 25 (Solutions). Covers Chapter 5.


R Code: This is the R code I use to produce the graphs and analyses in the notes.

·         Chapter 2

·         Chapter 3

·         Chapter 4

·         Chapter 5

·         Chapter 6

·         Chapter 7


Data sets: These are data sets I use in the notes or in the homework assignments.

·         Waste incineration data (Chapter 1)

·         Shaft bearing failure data (Chapter 5)

·         Alloy strength data (Chapter 6)

·         Arsenic concentration data (Chapter 6)

·         Brick weight data (Chapter 7)

·         Screw diameter data (Chapter 7)


Exams: All exams will be held in our classroom. They are closed-book and closed-notes.

·         Exam 1: Tuesday, September 30. Covers Chapters 1-5.

·         Exam 2: Tuesday, November 11. Covers Chapters 6-9.

·         Final Exam: Covers Chapters 1-12.


Last updated: August 30, 2025