AMAT 490 Statistical Methods for Technologists

This course covers the role of statistics in engineering and emphasizes the application of statistical techniques and concepts to maximize the amount and quality of information resulting from analysis of process data. Course topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, probability distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, linear regression, ANOVA, design of experiments, and collection and handling of data. The student will be required to write and run computer programs using Excel with VBA and other selected languages.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 142 with a C+ or better and AMAT 301 with a C or better.
Corequisite(s): ENGT 490