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: Sijian Fan
email: sfan@email.sc.edu
Office:
LeConte 204
Office
Hours: 1:00-3:00 MWF
Resources: The course notes below are also available for purchase at Printing Services in the Russell House (next to the post office).
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Syllabus
References: These are the articles and other resources referenced in the notes and homework assignments.
o Montgomery
and Runger (2018)
Homework: These assignments are due in class on the due date shown. Do not send me your assignments by email.
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Homework 1: Due
Thursday, January 29. Covers Chapter 2 (Solutions)
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Homework 2: Due
Thursday, February 5. Covers Chapter 3 (Solutions)
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Homework 3: Due
Thursday, February 12. Covers Chapter 4 (Solutions)
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Homework 4: Due
Thursday, February 19. Covers Chapter 5 (Solutions)
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Homework 5: Due
Thursday, March 5. Covers Chapter 6
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Homework 6: Due
Thursday, March 19. Covers Chapter 7
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Homework
7: Due Thursday, March 26. Covers Chapter 8
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Homework
8: Due Thursday, April 2. Covers Chapter 9
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Homework
9: Due Thursday, April 16. Covers Chapter 10
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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.
Data sets: These are the data sets I use in the notes.
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Shaft
bearing failure data (Chapter 5)
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Alloy
strength data (Chapter 6)
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Arsenic
concentration data (Chapter 6)
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Brick weight
data (Chapter 7)
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Screw
diameter data (Chapter 7)
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Fabric
strength data (Chapter 8)
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Hatching
weight data (Chapter 8)
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TCDD veteran
data (Chapter 8)
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Fill volume
data (Chapter 8)
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Mortar
strength data (Chapter 9)
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Maximum
oxygen uptake data (Chapter 10)
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Waste
incineration data (Chapter 11)
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Electricity
demand data (Chapter 11)
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Wind turbine
data (Chapter 11)
Exams: All exams will be held in our classroom. They are closed-book and closed-notes.
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Exam 1:
Tuesday, February 24. Covers Chapters 1-5. (Solutions)
(Previous exam
questions)
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Exam
2: Tuesday, April 7. Covers Chapters 6-9. (Previous exam
questions)
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Final
Exam: Thursday, April 30 at 9:00am. Covers Chapters 1-12.
Last updated: February 26, 2026