Islamic University of Gaza
Statistics and Probability for Engineers
ENGC 6310
Instructor:
Ramadan Alkhatib, Ph.D. , Environmental Engineering Dept.
Contact info:
Email: rkhatib@iugaza.edu.ps
Phone: 2644400 Ext. 1321
Office: Soil and Materials Lab (Basement of Central Library Building)
Class Time:
101: Sunday 3:00 – 6:00
201: Tuesday 3:00 – 6:00
Office Hours:
11:00 to 1:00
2:00 to 3:00
Sat., Mon., Wed.
Sun., Tue.
Topics:
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Revision - Introduction (Ch1)
o Concept of variability
o Types of data
o Levels of measurements
o Misuse of statistics
o Types of models
o Types of experiments
Revision - Data summarizing and description (Ch6)
o Importance of data summary
o Important parameters
o Frequency distribution and histograms
o Box plots
o Time series plots
Discrete Random Variables Probability Distributions (Ch3)
o Discrete random variables
o Probability mass functions
o Summarizing parameters
o Binomial distribution
o Geometric distribution
o Poisson distribution
Continuous Random Variables Probability Distributions (Ch4)
o Continuous random variables
o Probability density functions
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o Summarizing parameters
o Normal distribution
o Exponential distribution
o Lognormal distribution
Estimation of Parameters (Ch 7)
o Statistical inference
o Random sampling
o Properties of estimators
o Sampling distributions
Statistical Intervals (Ch8 Douglas, Ch6 Mario)
o Confidence intervals
o Confidence interval of the mean (known variance)
o Confidence interval of mean (unknown variance)
o Confidence interval of the variance
Tests of Hypothesis and Statistical Inference (Ch9 Douglas, Ch7 Mario)
o Test of hypothesis - general
o Test of hypothesis on proportions
o Test of hypothesis on the mean – variance known
o Test of hypothesis on the mean – variance unknown
o Test of hypothesis on variance
Statistical Inference for Two Samples (Ch10)
o Inference for the difference in means of two normal distribution
o Paired t-test
o F-test
Correlations and Regressions (Ch11 Douglas, Ch9 Mario)
o Empirical Models
o Simple Linear Regression
o Least Squares
o Estimators
o Hypothesis Tests in Simple Linear Regression
o Confidence Intervals
o Residual Analysis 395
o Coefficient of Determination
o Correlation
Analysis of Variance (Ch1 3 Douglas, Ch11 Mario)
o One-way ANOVA
o Two-way ANOVA
Other Topics (non-parametric testing, etc.)
Grading:
10 %
20%
25 %
45 %
Homework
Other class work
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Text Book/programs:
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Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers. Douglas C. Montgomery and George C.
Runger , Third Edition.
Elementary Statistics. Mario F Triola. Ninth Editions
Microsoft Office Excel