STAT 509 HOME PAGE: SPRING 2026

STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS

Instructor: Joshua M. Tebbs

Office: LeConte 217
Office Hours: 10:00-12:00 TTh

Teaching Assistant: TBD

email: TBD

 

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Resources: The course notes below are also available for purchase at Printing Services in the Russell House (next to the post office).

·         Syllabus

·         Course notes

 

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, January 29. Covers Chapter 2

·         Homework 2: Due Thursday, February 5. Covers Chapter 3

·         Homework 3: Due Tuesday, February 12. Covers Chapter 4

·         Homework 4: Due Thursday, February 19. Covers Chapter 5

·         Homework 5: Due Tuesday, March 5. Covers Chapter 6

·         Homework 6: Due Thursday, March 19. Covers Chapter 7

·         Homework 7: Due Thursday, March 26. Covers Chapter 8

·         Homework 8: Due Thursday, April 2. Covers Chapter 9

 

·         Homework 9: Due Thursday, April 16. Covers Chapter 10

·         Homework 10: Due Thursday, April 23. Covers Chapter 11

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

·         Chapter 8

·         Chapter 9

 

·         Chapter 10

·         Chapter 11

·         Chapter 12

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

·         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)

·         Fabric strength data (Chapter 8)

·         Hatching weight data (Chapter 8)

·         TCDD veteran data (Chapter 8)

·         Fill volume data (Chapter 8)

·         Mortar strength data (Chapter 9)

·         Maximum oxygen uptake data (Chapter 10)

·         Waste incineration data (Chapter 11)

·         Electricity demand data (Chapter 11)

·         Wind turbine data (Chapter 11)

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

·         Exam 1: Tuesday, February 24. Covers Chapters 1-5.

·         Exam 2: Tuesday, April 7. Covers Chapters 6-9.

·         Final Exam: Thursday, April 30 at 9:00am. Covers Chapters 1-12.

Last updated: December 22, 2025